Prescy's Garlic Beef [1]

1 kg beef (cut into cubes)

Marinate the beef for 6-8 hrs with:

1/2 cup vinegar

4 tbsp soya sauce

1 tbsp salt

1 tbsp pepper

1 tbsp grated ginger

2 tbsp crushed garlic

1 tsp chili powder

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

<em><strong>FOR THE GRAVY:</strong></em>

3 large onions (cut into round slices)

4-6 tbsp tomato ketchup

1 tbsp crushed garlic

4 tbsp vinegar

2 tsp pepper (optional)

8-10 tbsp oil

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To start off with, you must first fry the meat pieces in oil or butter - till it becomes a nice dark brown colour.
2

Remove and keep aside.
3

Heat oil.
4

Fry onions till transparent.
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Add garlic and fry a little.
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Then add ketchup, vinegar and pepper.
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Add remaining sauce of the marinated meat.
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When the oil separates, add the fried meat.
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Add 3-4 cups of water and cook till tender.
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After 6-8 hrs or overnight, boil the meat in the same vessel that it was marinated in.
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After the meat is half cooked, drain the stock and keep it aside.
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Then add oil to the same vessel and fry the meat for sometime
13

Or, you could fry small batches of meat in a vessel.
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In another vessel, fry the onions and then follow the necessary recipe as above.
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You can add water according to how thick you want the gravy.
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This mouth-watering dish is best eaten with white bread or pita bread.

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