Beef Baked with Yogurt and Black Pepper
Ingredients
- 6 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 lb beef stew meat
- 3 each onions, minced
- 6 each garlic cloves
- 0.5 tsp ginger
- 0.5 tsp cayenne
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 2 tsp salt
- 0.5 tbsp pepper
- 0 cup plain yogurt, beaten lightly
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- 2
Heat the oil in a wide, flameproof casserole type pot over a medium high flame.
- 3
When hot, put in as many meat pieces as the pot will hold easily in a single layer.
- 4
Brown the meat pieces on all sides and set them aside in a deep plate.
- 5
Brown all the meat this way, then remove.
- 6
Put the onions and garlic into the same pot and turn the heat down to medium.
- 7
Stir and fry the onion-garlic mixture for about 10 minutes or until it has browned.
- 8
Now put in the browned meat as well as any juices that might have accumulated in the plate.
- 9
Also put in the ginger, cayenne, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- 10
Stir for a minute.
- 11
Now put in the yogurt and bring to a simmer.
- 12
Cover tightly, first with aluminum foil and then with a lid, and bake in the oven for 1 1/2 hours.
- 13
The meat should be tender by now.
- 14
If it is not tender, add 1/2 cup of boiling water, cover tightly, and bake another 20 to 30 minutes or until meat is tender.
- 15
Stir meat gently before serving.
- 16
Per Serving: 863 Cal (63% from Fat, 32% from Protein, 5% from Carb); 69 g Protein; 59 g Tot Fat; 10 g Carb; 2 g Fiber; 55 mg Calcium; 9 mg Iron; 1324 mg Sodium; 227 mg Cholesterol