Braised Beef with Potatoes in Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 kg beef, cut into portions
• 3 ripe tomatoes, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste, dissolved in a little water
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, grated or finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 50 g wine (white or red)
• 1 cinnamon stick
• Salt
• Pepper
• Sweet paprika
• Olive oil
• 200 g water
• 5 medium potatoes, quartered

Instructions

1. Wash the beef well and place it in a colander to drain.
2. In a pot, heat some olive oil and sauté the beef on all sides until browned. Once browned, remove the beef and set it aside in a bowl.
3. In the same oil, sauté the onion, carrot, and garlic. Return the beef to the pot and deglaze with the wine.
4. Add the water, salt, cinnamon stick, tomato paste, and chopped tomatoes. Cover the pot and simmer over medium heat for about 1 to 1.5 hours, until the meat is tender.
5. Meanwhile, peel and quarter the potatoes.
6. After the meat has softened (about an hour), add the potatoes and cook everything together for another 30 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
7. If the sauce needs more water, add some.
8. Five minutes before turning off the heat, add the pepper and sweet paprika to preserve their aromas.