Jamaican beef stew recipe

Jamaican beef stew recipe – This delicious one pot meal consists of succulent pieces of meat seasoned and slow cooked with an abundance of herbs and spices.

I’m such a huge fan of one pot and slow cooker meals. Moreover, this Caribbean recipe certainly hits the right culinary buttons. This Jamaica beef stew recipe is probably my favourite beef recipe of them all. Why? Because it’s packed with flavour, made using one large dutch pot (dutch oven) and brings back some old school memories.

You can’t really go wrong with a one pot Jamaican beef stew – the only biggest hurdle is the preparation and once you’re over that hurdle, it’s smooth sailing. Beef stew or stew beef as the Jamaican linguistics would call it, is so hearty and rich. While the recipe to hand might remind you of the ultimate comfort food, in the Caribbean “stewing” is big business.

If you don’t believe just check out my Jamaican brown stew chicken recipe. The aforementioned is just one excellent example of Jamaican stewed meat at it’s finest. Whether it’s summer or winter, rain or sunshine, this Jamaican beef stew is guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser.

It’s also a great way to impress your guests or family with a Jamaican cuisine that’s not predictable i.e  Jerk chicken. In other words, it’s a unexpected Jamaican dish, but one that your loved ones will adore. I know my family never get tired of this recipe and I don’t get tired of making it either.

How to prepare a tasty Jamaican beef stew recipe?

Speaking of making the dish, my choice of pot was something that’s quite common amongst English speaking islands – a dutch pot or dutchie as some call it. If you don’t own one that’s fine because a casserole dish or dutch oven will work too.

The key is to use a pot that’s quite deep so it accommodates the large quantity of solid foods. You don’t need the most premium cuts of beef to recreate this Jamaican style beef stew. Just some good old stewing steak that’s precut into small cubes should suffice (that’s what I usually use).

What is Jamaican beef stew eaten with?

Typically you’ll find Jamaicans have a fondness for using Irish potatoes (white potatoes). I don’t really promote the consumption of white potatoes simply because they cause an instant spike in glucose compared to white or orange sweet potatoes. From a nutritional standpoint sweet potatoes would be a more viable choice to use.

You can also pair beef stew with boiled dumpling boiled dumpling  perhaps with some brown rice or even some mashed yam 

How long does the beef stew take to cook?

The beef although cut into small chunks, still takes awhile to cook. We are talking a total of 1 hr and 20 minutes from start to scratch. With that being said, don’t let this discourage you from making the recipe.

If you’re impatient or simply want the recipe to cook while attending to other chores, use a slow cooker instead or pressure cook the meat to fast track cooking .

Alternatively, the dutch pot, stove method works which is what the recipe calls for, works just fine.

 What seasoning is needed to make the stew?

Beef seasoning is required for flavour,

I have listed all the ingredients needed to make the dry rub for the beef.

Don’t be scared to use a lot of seasoning especially for this recipe because the liquid will need to be absorbed during the first stages of cooking and also with the additional use of water. The generous amount of seasoning really balances it’s self out in the recipe.

Is it really necessary to use a coffee grinder for the seasoning?

No, it’s not crucial but highly recommended. There’s a huge difference in flavour and taste when seasoning is milled in a grinder versus just mixing them together. Alternatively, you can also use a mortar and pestle if you own one.

If you don’t have none of the aforementioned, don’t worry as it you can still mix all of the ingredients together in order to create the beef seasoning.

You will need my homemade browning sauce  for the Jamaican beef stew to enhance the darkening of the meat.

Notes

• Suitable for home freezing
• Paleo and gluten free

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