Beef Stew from Kalahari Plains Camp

Kent just returned from a fantastic visit to Botswana and Zambia and brought back a terrific recipe for Beef Stew from Kalahari Plains Camp. You can visit this camp on our Botswana Wild Kalahari itinerary, or add it on to a custom itinerary to Botswana. Take a gander at this recipe before the warmer weather has you back in front of the braai.

Beef Stew
Serves 4-6

210 ml sunflower oil
2 onions peeled and sliced
1 kg stewing beef
salt and pepper to taste
500 ml beef stock
2 potatoes peeled and quartered
15 ml freshly grated ginger
1 chili, deseeded and chopped (careful what you touch afterward!)
5-10 ml curry powder
65 g tomato paste
1/2 can tomato puree
30 ml smooth apricot jam
30 ml mango chutney
10 ml brown vinegar
200 g vegetables (yellow, green & red peppers in large dice)

Method
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saute the onions and garlic until soft. Remove from the pot and set aside. Brown the meat in the same pot. Season with salt and pepper to taste, then add the onions back along with the beef stock. Simmer for 40 minutes and add the potatoes. Simmer for a further 20 minutes. Add the ginger, chili, curry powder, apricot jam, chutney and vinegar. Stir thoroughly. Add vegetables and simmer until just soft.