Meat stew
A hearty and flavorful stew made with beef or chicken, simmered with vegetables and rice.
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
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
- Add one tablespoon of oil paint to the cooked onion, then add the pieces of meat or chicken and blend for five minutes.
- Then, add the ground spices and a tablespoon of salt. ≈ 3 min
- Stir again for five minutes. ≈ 4 min
- Add two cups of boiling water and let simmer over low heat until the meat or chicken is cooked through.
- Then, add the remaining ingredients and the rice, after having washed and drained it again. ≈ 3 min
- We add two cups of boiling water, then mix everything over high heat until it starts to boil.
- 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.
- 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.
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