Recipe: Corned Beef Stew /sauce

Corned Beef Stew /sauce

Ingredients for Corned Beef Stew/sauce

700ml Tomato Stew

450g corned beef or minced beef

1 onion

I teaspoon thyme

1 teaspoon curry powder (turmeric)

1 cooking spoon vegetable oil

1 big stock cube

Pepper & salt (to taste)

*Important notes on the ingredients

Tomato Stew is fresh tomato puree and the tinned tomato paste that has been boiled and fried to remove all traces of water and the sour/tangy taste of tomatoes. Please note that this stew does not contain spices or seasoning. It only contains tomato puree, then onions and vegetable oil that was used in frying it.

If you do not like corned beef, use minced beef instead. Minced beef is simply ground beef and can be purchased from all major supermarkets in Nigeria.

The curry powder mentioned here is not the hot and spicy curry powder rather much closer to turmeric. We call it curry powder in Nigeria.

Before you cook Nigerian Corned Beef Stew

If you already have Tomato Stew in your freezer, bring it out to defrost in good time before you need to use it in the recipe. If not, prepare some Tomato Stew. Remember to pour out the excess oil when done. 

Bring out the corned beef from the tin and use a tablespoon to separate it into small pieces.

Cut the onions into tiny pieces.

Pound the pepper (if fresh) or grind if dry.

Cooking Directions

Start cooking the staple food you will serve with the stew: yam, rice, pasta or potatoes etc….

Pour the vegetable oil into another (dry) pot.

When the oil is heated, add the diced onions and fry for a bit.

Add the corned beef or the minced beef and fry till the beef turns pale. Ensure you stir constantly so that the beef will not form lumps. Tiny pieces is the best...

Add the thyme and stock cubes.

Add water to the same level as the contents of the pot and cook till the meat is done. This should take about 7 minutes on medium heat.

Add pepper, curry powder, tomato stew and salt to taste.

Stir very well, cover and leave to simmer and it's done! So so easy!

Serve with the following staple food of your choice: Pasta, White Rice, Boiled yam and Boiled Potatoes etc….