Tomato Bredie

Prep Time:
Cook time: 2½ hours
Serves:
== Description ==
Tomato stew. South African Bredie is a stew with a thick gravy.
The bredie improves with keeping. Prepare a day in advance and leave to mature in the refrigerator. Reheat and serve with yellow rice or fluffy steamed rice to which a handful of chopped parsley has been added.
== Ingredients ==
* 1 kilogram beef or mutton shoulder
* 2 tablespoons oil
* 1 tablespoon butter
* 2 teaspoons sea salt
* ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
* 2 onions - chopped
* 6 ripe red tomatoes
* 70 gram tomato paste
* 1 teaspoon soft brown sugar
* ¼ teaspoon chilli powder
* ½ teaspoon paprika
* 3 cloves crushed garlic
* 1 teaspoon mixed herbs
* 1½ cups water
* 1 chicken stock cube
* 3 potatoes - peeled and diced
* 1 tablespoon potato flour (or cornflour)
== Directions ==
# Cube the meat.
# Heat the oil / butter mixture in a big, heavy-bottomed saucepan until the butter gets golden.
# Add the meat in batches and stir-fry until brown.
# Remove each batch with a slotted spoon and keep aside.
# Season the browned meat with salt and pepper.
# Brown the onions in the remaining oil.
# When golden, soft and glazed, add the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, chili, paprika, garlic, herbs, water and stock cube.
# Bring to a slow simmering boil.
# Add the prepared meat.
# Simmer the bredie very slowly for 2 hours.
# Add the cubed potatoes and continue simmering for another ½ hour.
# Thicken the gravy with a little potato flour mixed with water.
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Category:Stew Recipes
Category:South African Meat Dishes
Category:Beef Recipes
Category:Mutton Recipes
Category:Onion Recipes
Category:Tomato Recipes
Category:Tomato paste Recipes
Category:Potato Recipes