Name: Jardineira (meat and vegetable stew)
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 800 g Stewing Beef; 880 g Potato; 3 un Carrot; 200 g Frozen peas; 2 un Onion; 3 dentes Garlic; 2 un Tomato; 40 ml Olive Oil; 2 folhas Bay Leaf; 80 ml White wine; 2 c/ch Salt; 1 c/ch Black Pepper

Method

Cut the beef into 3 cm cubes and season with half the salt and all the pepper. Heat the olive oil in a wide saucepan and brown the beef in two batches, for about 8 minutes in total. Set aside.
Chop the onions, garlic and tomatoes. Soften in the same pan with the bay leaves over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Return the beef and add the wine and 500 ml of hot water. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook gently for 45 to 60 minutes until the beef starts to become tender.
Add the potatoes and carrots, cut into 2 cm cubes, and the remaining salt. Cook for another 20 minutes. Add 100 ml of hot water if the sauce becomes too dry.
Add the peas for the final 8 minutes. Check that the beef, potatoes and carrots are tender, remove the bay leaves, and serve.