Haitian Legumes
22 ingredients
17 steps
Ingredients
- 2 lbs round steaks, trimmed of all fat and cut into 2-inch cubes
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 eggplant, chopped into 2-inch cubes
- 1 chayote (militon)
- 2 green bell peppers, chopped into 2-inch pieces, divided
- 3 scallions, chopped fine
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 large head of cabbage, remove outer leaves, core and chop into 2-inch pieces
- 20 ounces frozen fordhook lima beans
- 12 ounces frozen string beans, chopped into 2-inch pieces
- 2 -3 peeled and sliced carrots, into 2-inch pieces
- 1 (10 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach
- 1 bunch watercress, chopped
- 4 -5 Maggi chicken cubes (chicken bouillon soup cubes)
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup tomato paste
- 2 -3 lemons, juice of
- salt, to taste
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- garlic powder, to taste
- haitian spicy vinegar (Pikliz my Spicy Vinegar of Haiti - Picklese (Pikliz))
- seasoning, powder (Adobo seasoning)
Directions
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1Wash beef with lime juice, & salt; allow to marinate for 10 minutes.
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2Rinse with cold water.
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3Make a paste from green pepper, green onions, parsley, garlic and vinegar; rub it on meat and let marinate for about 30 minutes.
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4Brown beef in small amount of oil.
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5Add tomato paste, seasonings and water to cover the beef.
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6Add chopped green bell pepper and place on top of the beef while it is cooking.
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7Let the beef cook until tender, continually adding tomato paste mixture as needed, so beef does not burn or dry out.
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8After meat is tender, bring a large pot with a medium amount of water to a boil and start placing in the vegetables.
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9First, add the cabbage and eggplant, next add the lima beans and green beans. Add the carrots, and chayottes - allow to steam until somewhat tender, then add spinach and watercress.
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10Pour some oil over the vegetables, add the butter and 1 Maggi cube - continue to let steam till tender.
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11Once tender, add the vegetables to beef mixture and stir everything together.
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12Let cook for another 10-20 minutes.
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13Taste, adjust seasonings.
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14If necessary, add another Maggi cube.
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15Taste again, and adjust all the seasonings.
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16This also goes very well with white rice and black beans or kidney beans, that have been cooked down and blended in a blender to make sauce pois(bean sauce).
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17Enjoy!
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