The WUR community is home to all the flavours of the world. Razvan Costache (24), a Master’s student of Plant Sciences, shares a recipe for an easy Romanian stew.
‘My mum used to make this recipe almost every week when I was a child. Most Romanian recipes usually take a lot of preparation and many hours to cook, but this one is an easy dish that makes feel like I’m at home.’
Ingredients (for 4 people)
- 500g peas
- 2 carrots
- 1 large onion
- 2-5 cloves of garlic (to taste)
- 100 ml tomato sauce
- 300g beef
- Sunflower oil, salt, pepper, paprika, dill
Preparation
- Chop the onion and the garlic and dice the carrots.
- Cut the beef into small pieces.
- Heat a little sunflower oil in a large pan and add the meat.
- Fry the meat for 3 minutes and add the chopped onions, garlic and carrots.
- Add salt, pepper and paprika to taste and fry for 5 minutes.
- Mix in 100 ml of tomato sauce and then add water until everything is covered.
- Bring the water to the boil and boil for 15-20 minutes until the sauce thickens.
- Add the peas and 100 ml of water and boil until the sauce is reduced again.
Add salt, pepper, and dill to taste.
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