Mexican · Dinner
Beef Stew Bowl
A Tex-Mex beef stew built on chuck beef braised low and slow with tomato, cumin, chili powder and smoked paprika until fork-tender. Served over rice with black beans, avocado, cilantro and lime wedge for a hearty, warming single-portion meal.
$5
15 minsPrep
95 minsCook
110 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
612Calories
39.8gProtein
24.6gFat
57.3gCarbs
8.9gSugar
12.4gFiber
825mgSodium
110mgChol
7.9gSat Fat
1520mgPotassium
110mgCalcium
6.2mgIron
2.6mcgVitamin B12
22mgVitamin C
gluten-free
protein-rich
high-fiber
spice-route
all-time-classics
gluten-free
Instructions
1
Prep
Cut the beef chuck into 1-inch cubes, pat dry, dice the onion, carrot, potato and mince the garlic.
2
Heat the oil in a heavy pot over medium-high heat and brown the beef cubes on all sides for 5 minutes until a dark crust forms.
3
Add the onion and garlic to the pot over medium heat and cook for 3 minutes until the onion turns translucent.
4
Stir in the cumin, chili powder and smoked paprika; cook over medium heat for 1 minute until the spices smell toasted.
5
Return the beef to the pot, add the tomatoes and beef stock, bring to a boil, then reduce to low heat and simmer covered for 75 minutes until fork-tender.
6
Add the carrot and potato and simmer uncovered over medium-low heat for 15 minutes until tender, then stir in the black beans and warm through for 2 minutes.
7
Spoon the rice into a bowl and ladle the beef stew over it.
8
Plate
Top with avocado slices and cilantro, and serve with a lime wedge on the side.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 12 oz340g beef chuck
- 2 tsp2 tsp vegetable oil
- 11 onion
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 cup120g, about a third of a 14.5 oz can canned tomatoes
- 1 1/2 cup360ml beef stock
- 11 carrot
- 11 potato
- 2/3 cup130g cooked black beans
- 1 cup200g cooked white rice
- 11 avocado
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp cilantro
- 22 lime wedge
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
