Jamaican Beef Stew

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 148.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	42%	71%
fat	5%	3%
aromatics	22%	23%
sweetener	6%	0%
salt	1%	0%
thickener	0%	1%
vegetables and beans	46%	91%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.5	0.5

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

1134 g	2 1/2 pounds well-marbled chuck beef stew meat, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks
150 g	1 large yellow onion, chopped
	5 medium scallions, chopped
12 g	4 large garlic cloves, rough chopped
3 g	3 large whole thyme sprigs
2 g	1 teaspoon peeled and minced fresh ginger
	1/2 teaspoon minced scotch bonnet or habanero peppers
5 g	1 teaspoon hot sauce
10 g	2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 g	1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 g	1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
12 g	1 tablespoon sugar
54 g	1/4 cup vegetable oil
480 g	2 cups chicken stock
51 g	3 tablespoons ketchup
16 g	1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 g	2 bay leaves
122 g	2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced diagonally into 1/4 inch rounds
340 g	2 medium russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4 to 1 inch chunks
50 g	1/2 cup sliced scallions, plus more for garnish
60 g	1/2 red bell pepper, sliced
40 g	1/4 cup sliced onion

Method: 10 steps, published by www.simplyrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“I think the flavor was great and the preparation was easy enough. I had to add double the amount of broth at the beginning for 2 lbs of beef. I added ground scotch/habanero, thyme, ginger and allspice. I had rice and peas and hot water cakes for sides. This fa” — a cook, 5★

“Great flavor and east just time consuming. Not a week-nighter. I may add a little less salt and a little more veggies next time.” — a cook, 5★