Grammy's Kitchen · Beef Stew · Nigerian Beef Stew
One of 148 beef stew recipes we measured
from www.seriouseats.com
It ranks #5 of 148 for tenderness among the beef stew recipes we compared.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 148.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 0% | 71% |
| fat | 20% | 3% |
| aromatics | 100% | 23% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| thickener | 0% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 130% | 91% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 60 g | 1 2-ounce (60g) piece fresh ginger (about one 4-inch knob), peeled |
| 20 g | 4 medium cloves garlic (3/4 ounce; 20g), peeled |
| 800 g | 1 pound 12 ounces (about 800g) boneless or bone-in beef chuck |
| 225 g | 1 medium red onion (8 ounces; 225g), roughly chopped |
| 140 g | 1 medium green bell pepper (5 ounces; 140g), stemmed, seeded, and roughly chopped |
| 2 g | 1 habanero pepper, whole (optional) |
| 22 g | 1 1/2 tablespoons (22g) Nigerian/Caribbean-style curry powder |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon dried thyme leaves |
| 3 g | 3 bay leaves |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
| Kosher or sea salt | |
| 450 g | 1 pound ripe plum tomatoes (450g; about 5 tomatoes), cored and roughly chopped |
| 340 g | 1 large red onion (12 ounces; 340g), roughly chopped |
| 454 g | 2 red bell peppers (about 1 pound/454g total), stemmed, seeded, and roughly chopped |
| 164 g | 3/4 cup (177ml) vegetable oil |
| 113 g | 1 small red onion (4 ounces; 113g), thinly sliced |
| Kosher or sea salt | |
| 2 g | 2 bay leaves |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon (15g) curry powder |
| 7 g | 1/2 tablespoon (7g) dried thyme |
| 45 g | 3 tablespoons (45g) tomato paste |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
| 2 g | 1 habanero pepper, poked all over with a paring knife (optional) |
| Cooked white rice and dodo, roasted yams, or other roasted root vegetables, for serving |
Method: 13 steps, published by www.seriouseats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Made a modified version where I seared the beef first, removed it, and skipped to step 9. I did not simmer the stock and simply blended the stock and stew base ingredients together without additional water, and added them in step 11. I simmered this for about ” — a cook
“When we were still dating, this was the first dish my future wife ever made for me and my first taste of Nigerian cuisine. Her own recipe is very similar to yours. 20 years later, it's still my favorite of all the dishes she makes and no one cooks as well as s” — a cook