Turkish Beef Ragout

Total Time: 11 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 10 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 large onions, peeled and chopped
• 1 1/2 lbs stewing beef or 1 1/2 lbs chuck roast, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup canola oil or 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon powdered saffron (optional)
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 3 cups water
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 4 ounces tomato paste
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 large carrot, washed, peeled and julienned
• 1 bunch cilantro, washed and chopped, stems and all
• 1 (20 ounce) package simply potatoes diced potatoes with onion

Recipe

• 1 in a large dutch oven, put 2 tablespoons evoo, or canola oil, fry chopped onions in batches until golden, about five minutes. remove to a platter and set aside.
• 2 dredge the beef in flour, salt and pepper, and in 2 batches, brown the beef.
• 3 to the pot,add the golden onions, garlic, saffron, turmeric, cumin, cinnamon, tomato paste, tomato sauce, 3 cups of water, and lemon juice to the pot. stir well, cover and cook over low heat for 2 1/2 hours. stirring occasionally.
• 4 after 2 hours, add the black beans and the cilantro.continue to cook 30 minutes more.
• 5 saute julienned carrots in 1 teaspoon olive oil for 5 minutes. set aside and keep warm. fry potatoes according to directions, set aside for garnish. keep warm.
• 6 place ragout in serving or casserole dish and top with sauteed carrots and fried potatoes.
• 7 serve over hot rice. enjoy!