Beef recipes
45 minutes
Mevrou
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Mevrou
6
Easy
20 minutes
45 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 kg rump steak, sliced
- 1 T ground cumin
- 2 t ground coriander
- 2 t ground fennel
- 1 t crushed red chillies
- ½ cup olive oil
- 3 cloves
- 3 allspice berries
- 3 cardamon pods
- 3 medium onions, sliced
- 3 t garlic-and-ginger paste
- 1 ½ t salt
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- 2 t tomato paste
- 1 pinch saffron steeped in a little hot water
- coriander, to garnish
- savoury rice, for serving
- hard-boiled eggs, for serving
Method
1. Marinate the steak in the ground spices for at least 30 minutes.
2. Heat the oil in a saucepan and gently fry the whole spices, salt, onions, garlic-and-ginger paste.
3. Add the meat, taking care not to add any liquid. Add the tomato, tomato paste and saffron mixture.
4. Simmer for at least 30 minutes or until done.
5. Garnish with coriander and serve with the savoury rice and hard-boiled eggs.
Stylist: Marcelle de Beer
Food assistant: Bianca Jones
Videographer: Barry de Villiers
Photographer: Jan Ras