Khalia - georgian spicy beef stew
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 lb Beef chuck boneless cubed - 1/2"
- 3 tb Olive oil
- 3/4 c Beef stock
- 3 ea Onions chopped fine
- 2 ts Tamarind concentrate
- 2 1/2 tb Tomato paste
- 1/2 ts Paprika Hungarian hot
- 1/4 ts Fenugreek ground
- 3/4 ts Coriander seeds crushed
- 1 ts Tarragon dried Salt to taste
- 1 1/2 ts Black pepper freshly ground
- 3 ea Garlic cloves minced fine
- 3 tb Cilantro leaves chopped
- 1/4 c Walnut pieces finely chopped
- 1 tb Sugar or honey
Instructions:
Heat the oil over med-high heat in a large cast iron skillet. Add the beef onions and garlic and cook while stirring for 12-15 minutes. Combine the hot beef stock with the tomato paste & the tamarind concentrate in a bowl and alow to stand until all of the tamarinf concentrate is disolved approx. 8-10 minutes. Add this mixture to the beef as well as all of the other ingredients reduce heat to low cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Be sure to stir occassionaly. Add stock as needed if the liquid reduces too much. Add the sugar and walnuts and simmer for 15 more minutes.
