Spinach Stew
An old fashioned hearty spinach stew with tender beef and aromatic fresh herbs. This is a classic Mediterranean stew is a total win for the coziest months of the year!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 211kcal
Ingredients
For cooking the beef:
- 1 pound beef stew meat cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 2 mastic tears optional
- 2 cardamom pods
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 celery stalk cut into chunks
- 1 medium carrot cut into chunks
- 1 medium onion quartered
- Water to cover
For the spinach stew:
- 2 Tablespoons ghee butter or oil can also be used
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro chopped
- ¼ cup chopped fresh dill optional
- 2-3 teaspoons rice uncooked
- 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 can (15oz) tomato sauce
- 1 cup beef broth from cooking the meat
- 1 pound Frozen spinach no need to thaw
Instructions
Cook the meat:
- In a large pot melt mastic in butter over medium heat.
- Raise temperature to medium high and sear meat from all sides until browned, work in batches if needed.
- Add onion, celery, carrots, cardamom and bay leaves.
- Stir for a couple of minutes then pour in boiling water.
- Bring the pot to a boil skimming the foam as much as you can.
- Reduce heat to medium, partially cover and continue to cook for about 60-75 minutes until beef is tender.
In the last 10 minutes of cooking the meat, start cooking the spinach:
- In a large pot over medium high heat, melt ghee than saute onions for 3-5 minutes.
- Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Mix in tomato paste then pour tomato sauce and 1 cup of the beef broth from the beef that you cooked.
- Add rice, fresh herbs and frozen spinach.
- Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat then cover and continue to cook for 10 minutes or until the spinach has completely melted.
- Uncover, add beef cubes and more stock if needed and adjust seasoning.
- Cover again and continue to cook for another 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and serve in bowls with rice or crusty bread.
Nutrition
Calories: 211kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 305mg | Potassium: 721mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 10854IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 142mg | Iron: 4mg
