Lamb kebabs, beef stew with apples

Lamb kebabs, beef stew with apples

Main dishes

A slow-cooked beef and apple stew, flavored with garlic and bay leaf, gently simmered in a pot with butter and tomato paste.

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Kebab is a stew from Ottoman cuisine, prepared in a pot with a few simple ingredients. The beef remains tender, and the tomato-based sauce thickens gradually with the addition of ground apples.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Calories353 kcal/serving
  • Cooking methodCooked in a saucepan with a lid
  • Estimated cost$11.45 $2.86 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $9.14
  • $1.02
  • $0.21
  • $0.18
  • $0.28
  • $0.32
  • $0.03
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Rinse the meat, drain it, and then brown it in the butter. ≈ 2 min
  2. Add the chopped onion and garlic, and cook until the onion becomes translucent.
  3. Add the diced root vegetables. ≈ 4 min
  4. Add the tomato paste, bay leaf, salt, and pepper. ≈ 3 min
  5. Pour, add the hot water, cover the pot, and let it simmer over low heat for 40 minutes.

The bill

Lamb kebabs, beef stew with apples

  • 500 g of beef, cut into small cubes$9.14
  • 3 garden apples$1.02
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • 2 tablespoons of butter$0.28
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato paste$0.32
  • salt$0.03
  • pepper$0.27

Total$11.45

that's $2.86 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Nutrition per serving

Calories353 kcal
Fat14.7 g
Saturated fat7.8 g
Carbohydrates23 g
Sugars3.2 g
Fiber3.6 g
Protein29.8 g
Salt0.2 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of beef, cut into small cubes
  • 3 garden apples
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • One bay leaf
  • 2 tablespoons of butter
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 400 ml of hot water

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