Meat stew

Meat stew

Main dishes

A hearty and flavorful stew made with beef or chicken, simmered with vegetables and rice.

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Stew is a comforting dish that combines slow-cooked meat with vegetables and rice. It’s perfect for cold evenings.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodstove
  • Estimated cost$9.77 $2.44 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $7.49
  • $0.73
  • $0.15
  • $0.33
  • $0.77
  • $0.30

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Add one tablespoon of oil paint to the cooked onion, then add the pieces of meat or chicken and blend for five minutes.
  2. Then, add the ground spices and a tablespoon of salt. ≈ 3 min
  3. Stir again for five minutes. ≈ 4 min
  4. Add two cups of boiling water and let simmer over low heat until the meat or chicken is cooked through.
  5. Then, add the remaining ingredients and the rice, after having washed and drained it again. ≈ 3 min
  6. We add two cups of boiling water, then mix everything over high heat until it starts to boil.
  7. Next, we reduce the heat to low and let it simmer until the rice is cooked, while regularly checking the amount of salt and water.
  8. The rice is served hot, with pieces of meat or chicken on top, and sometimes with a few toasted walnuts.

The bill

Meat stew

  • Approximately 1.5 kg of beef or chicken (washed and cut into medium-sized pieces)$7.49
  • bowl of rice (washed and soaked in salted water for 15 minutes)$0.73
  • Two chopped onions, either sliced or diced, plus a quarter teaspoon of finely chopped garlic.$0.15
  • Two diced or chopped tomatoes + one tablespoon of tomato sauce$0.33
  • A mixture of diced vegetables, consisting of (one medium-sized bell pepper + two peeled carrots) as well as two whole red peppers (unpeeled) and two black pepper chillies.$0.77
  • The ground spices consist of a quarter of a teaspoon of each ingredient: cumin, black pepper, cilantro, cinnamon, and turmeric.$0.30

Total$9.77

that's $2.44 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Approximately 1.5 kg of beef or chicken (washed and cut into medium-sized pieces)
  • bowl of rice (washed and soaked in salted water for 15 minutes)
  • Two chopped onions, either sliced or diced, plus a quarter teaspoon of finely chopped garlic.
  • Two diced or chopped tomatoes + one tablespoon of tomato sauce
  • A mixture of diced vegetables, consisting of (one medium-sized bell pepper + two peeled carrots) as well as two whole red peppers (unpeeled) and two black pepper chillies.
  • The ground spices consist of a quarter of a teaspoon of each ingredient: cumin, black pepper, cilantro, cinnamon, and turmeric.
  • The complete and healthy spice blend consists of (2 cinnamon sticks + 4 cardamom pods)

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