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Dinner

Spiced Beef Stew with Carrots and Chickpeas

Fluffy couscous is the ideal accompaniment to an Ethiopian berebere-spiced stew that includes tender beef, bell peppers, carrots, and chickpeas. You can cook the couscous after the stew is finished, letting its flavors come together while the grains gently simmer.

Ingredients :

    2 pounds beef chuck (preferably grass-fed), cut into 2-inch pieces
    Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
    Unbleached all-purpose flour, for dusting
    3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
    1 red onion, chopped
    1 red bell pepper, ribs and seeds removed, chopped
    2 tablespoons tomato paste
    2 teaspoons berbere seasoning
    2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
    ¾ cup dry red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon
    3 ½ cups low-sodium chicken broth
    4 carrots (8 ounces), peeled and cut into 1 ½-inch pieces
    1 can (15.5 ounces) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
    Fresh mint leaves, for serving
    Cooked couscous, warmed, for serving

Direction :

    Generously season beef with salt and pepper. Dust with flour and shake off excess. Heat a Dutch oven or other heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high, and swirl in 2 tablespoons oil.
    Add half of beef in a single layer and cook, turning a few times, until browned in places, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a plate, leaving fat in pot. Brown remaining beef; transfer to plate.
    Preheat oven to 350°F. Swirl remaining 1 tablespoon oil into pot, still over medium-high heat. Cook onion and bell pepper until onions are golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Add tomato paste and berbere seasoning and cook, stirring frequently, until tomato paste is caramelized, 1 minute. Add Worcestershire sauce and wine; boil until mostly evaporated.
    Return beef and any accumulated juices to pot along with broth. Bring to a boil. Cover pot, transfer to oven, and cook 1 1/2 hours. Remove pot from oven and stir carrots into stew. Cover and continue cooking in oven until beef is fork-tender and carrots are easily pierced with the tip of a knife, about 1 hour more. Stir in chickpeas; return to oven for 5 minutes more, just to heat through.
    Ladle stew into shallow bowls, sprinkle with mint, and serve. Cooled stew can be transferred to an airtight container and refrigerated up to 2 days, or frozen up to 3 months.