Beef Afritada

Afritada is a meat stew with green peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, etc. You can add carrots to have more colors. Since it is a stew, the best part to cook is the shanks.

 

Ingredients:
500 g beef shanks, sliced
1 carrot, cubed
2 medium potatoes, cubed
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 onion, whole
1 onion, sliced
2 tbsp. ginger, shredded
1 ripe tomato, sliced thinly
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tbsp. oyster sauce
1 tbsp. fish sauce
1 tsp. whole peppercorns
2 bay leaves
2 cups beef broth
1/2 tsp. black pepper powder
3 tbsp. cooking oil
salt to taste

Directions:
1. Put the beef, 1 bay leaf, peppercorns and whole onion in a pot. Add salt and water to cover the meat. Boil and simmer for 1-2 hours or until tender. Drain, reserve 2 cups broth.
2. Heat oil in a skillet, saute garlic, slice onions, ginger and tomatoes until the ginger are aromatic. Add beef, potatoes, carrots, bay leaf and broth (add more water if desired). Bring to a boil, add tomato sauce. Simmer until the vegetables are half done.
3. Add soy sauce, fish sauce,oyster sauce, black pepper powder and bell pepper. Cook until the vegetables are done. Season with salt and pepper.