Non-veg recipe · lunch, dinner
Juicy Beef
ஜூசி பீப் (juicy beef)
Serves 3 · 1 hr 45 min (incl. marinating)
Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 102
Fatty beef marinated in apple cider vinegar, then braised with onion, ginger-garlic and spices and finished with tomato, pepper and nutmeg.
Estimated per serving from USDA FoodData Central and Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 values for the raw ingredients. Real numbers vary with brands and portions.
Ingredients
- 500 g beef, with fat (மாட்டிறைச்சி (கொழுப்புடன்))
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar (ஆப்பிள் சிடர் வினிகர்)
- 1 large onion, chopped (பெரிய வெங்காயம்)
- 3 tbsp ginger-garlic paste (இஞ்சி பூண்டு விழுது)
- 1 green chilli, chopped (பச்சை மிளகாய்)
- 1 tomato, quartered (தக்காளி)
- half tbsp turmeric powder (மஞ்சள் தூள்)
- 1 tbsp black pepper powder (மிளகு தூள்)
- 1 tbsp red chilli powder (மிளகாய் தூள்)
- half tbsp nutmeg powder (ஜாதிக்காய் தூள்)
- to taste rock salt (இந்துப்பு)
- 1 tbsp rendered fat or coconut oil (கொழுப்பு எண்ணெய் அல்லது தேங்காய் எண்ணெய்)
Method
- Toss the cleaned beef with the vinegar, a little salt and a little turmeric and marinate for an hour.
- Heat the fat or oil and saute the green chilli and onion.
- Add the beef and stir-fry, then add ginger-garlic paste, the remaining turmeric, chilli powder and salt and cook until tender.
- Add the quartered tomato, nutmeg and pepper and cook about 5 minutes more until the masala clings to the meat.
Goes well with an egg omelette.
Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 102. Method rewritten in our own words; ingredient quantities follow the book, with gram weights estimated for the nutrition figures. The book thanks the Arokkiya Unavugal (Healthy Foods) Facebook group and tamilpaleorecipes.com.
Recipe credit: tamilpaleorecipes.com and Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 102.