Haitian Legumes
Guirlene hope
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
- 1
Wash beef with lime juice, & salt; allow to marinate for 10 minutes.
- 2
2Rinse with cold water.
- 3
3Make a paste from green pepper, green onions, parsley, garlic and vinegar; rub it on meat and let marinate for about 30 minutes.
- 4
4Brown beef in small amount of oil.
- 5
5Add tomato paste, seasonings and water to cover the beef.
- 6
6Add chopped green bell pepper and place on top of the beef while it is cooking.
- 7
7Let the beef cook until tender, continually adding tomato paste mixture as needed, so beef does not burn or dry out.
- 8
8After meat is tender, bring a large pot with a medium amount of water to a boil and start placing in the vegetables.
- 9
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.
- 10
10Pour some oil over the vegetables, add the butter and 1 Maggi cube - continue to let steam till tender.
- 11
11Once tender, add the vegetables to beef mixture and stir everything together.
- 12
12Let cook for another 10-20 minutes.
- 13
13Taste, adjust seasonings.
- 14
14If necessary, add another Maggi cube.
- 15
15Taste again, and adjust all the seasonings.
- 16
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).
Source: Guirlene Esperance
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