Georgian Spicy Beef Stew - Khalia

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lb beef chuck boneless cubed 1/2"

3 tb olive oil

3/4 c beef stock

3 ea onions, chopped fine

2 ts tamarind concentrate

2 1/2 tb tomato paste

1/2 ts paprika hungarian hot

1/4 ts fenugreek ground

3/4 ts coriander seeds, crushed

1 ts tarragon dried

Salt

1 1/2 ts black pepper freshly ground

3 ea garlic cloves minced fine

3 tb cilantro leaves chopped

1/4 c walnut pieces finely chopped

1 tb sugar or honey

Cooking Instructions:

Heat the oil over med-high heat in a large cast iron skillet. Add the beef, onions, and garlic and cook while stirring for 12-15 minutes. Combine the hot beef stock, with the tomato paste and the tamarind concentrate in a bowl and alow to stand until all of the tamarinf concentrate is disolved, approx. 8-10 minutes. Add this mixture to the beef as well as all of the other ingredients, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Be sure to stir occassionaly. Add stock as needed if the liquid reduces too much. Add the sugar and walnuts and simmer for 15 more minutes.

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