Beef with potatoes in a cauldron on a fire stewed

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make beef stew with potatoes in a cauldron over a fire? Prepare all the products listed in the recipe. The amount of each of the ingredients can be adjusted to your liking. Cut the beef into medium-sized pieces.

2. Step 2:

   

   Peel potatoes, carrots, onions and garlic. Wash the potatoes and fill them with cold, clean water. This is necessary so that the potatoes do not darken. Of course, the tubers can be cleaned immediately before putting them in the cauldron, but being in nature it is more convenient for me to prepare all the vegetables a little in advance. Cut the bell peppers in half, remove the core, seeds and stalks. If possible, choose peppers of different colors. Wash all the vegetables well.

3. Step 3:

   

   Cut carrots and bell peppers into cubes, and onions into half rings or slightly smaller. Leave the small garlic cloves intact, and cut the larger ones into 2 or 4 pieces.

4. Step 4:

   

   Put a clean dry cauldron on the fire. Pour in the odorless vegetable oil and warm it up well. Using a slotted spoon, pour hot oil over the edges of the cauldron, carefully, do not get burned! Send the onion, carrot, pepper and garlic to fry. Cook over high heat, stirring constantly, until a delicious smell and golden hue of vegetables appear.

5. Step 5:

   

   Using a slotted spoon, remove the fried vegetables from the cauldron. The oil is saturated with the aromas of vegetables, you can proceed to the next step.

6. Step 6:

   

   Send the beef pieces to the cauldron. Stir constantly, fry until golden brown. Pour water into the cauldron so that it covers the meat. After boiling, remove the resulting foam. On high heat, the water boils very quickly. Cover the cauldron with a lid, remove a few logs from under the cauldron so that the flame becomes moderate and simmer the meat until soft. It took me about an hour and a half.

7. Step 7:

   

   Periodically open the lid and check whether there is enough liquid in the cauldron and whether the beef does not burn. If necessary, add a little water. At this time, prepare everything else. Cut tomatoes into 4-6 slices (depends on the size of tomatoes). Previously, you can remove the peel from the tomatoes, I leave the skin, so the pieces retain their shape longer when cooking. You can use cherry tomatoes.

8. Step 8:

   

   Wash and dry the greens. Which greens are better to use? Young green onions, dill, cilantro, parsley, garlic greens, etc. are well suited for the dish.

10. Step 9:

    

    Finely chop the greens and a couple of garlic cloves.

11. Step 10:

    

    When the beef stew is almost ready, throw firewood under the cauldron. Send potatoes and fried vegetables to the meat.

12. Step 11:

    

    Then add tomatoes, bay leaf, salt to taste and sprinkle with your favorite spices.

13. Step 12:

    

    Pour water so that it covers the potatoes. In general, the amount of water, of course, can and should be adjusted at will, depending on how thick you want to get the dish.

14. Step 13:

    

    Mix everything well, wait for the boiling point, then reduce the flame, and simmer the potatoes under a half-closed lid until cooked (about 20-30 minutes).

15. Step 14:

    

    At the end of cooking, send the greens to the cauldron. Leave the lid open and simmer the dish on almost burnt wood for a while. Potatoes with meat will be saturated with the aromas of the campfire and will become incredibly delicious!

16. Step 15:

    

    You can invite relatives and friends to the table until the dish has cooled down!