Beef stew with lentils and red wine
Description
The recipe won't take much time. This hearty beef stew with vegetables, lentils, and barley will satisfy even the strongest hunger. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Coarsely chop the onion and pepper. Peel and slice the carrots into rounds, then cut into pieces.
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Step 2
2. Marinate the meat in Worcestershire sauce, adding garlic pressed through a garlic press, salt, and pepper. Let it sit for half an hour.
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Step 3
3. Sauté the chopped onion in olive oil. Add the meat as soon as the onion starts to change color. When the beef turns brown, add the bell pepper and cook together for a few more minutes.
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Step 4
4. Then add a glass of wine and water, so that the water barely covers the meat.
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Step 5
5. Add the beef bouillon cube and stir until dissolved. Add salt, black pepper, paprika, and oregano.
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Step 6
6. Add the sliced carrots, barley, and lentils.
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Step 7
7. If you want to add a spicy, piquant flavor to your stew, add chili paste.
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Step 8
8. Cover the pot with a lid and simmer the stew for two hours, or until the beef is cooked. Check the water level in the pot - if the barley and lentils have absorbed all the water, add more liquid.