Nigerian Beef-spinach Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs stewing beef, cut into cubes, lean
• 12 ounces ginger ale
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 10 ounces fresh spinach
• 4 medium onions
• 2 medium tomatoes, whole
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon cold water

Recipe

• 1 brown beef cubes in oven. add giner ale, red pepper. black pepper, and the chopped tomato.
• 2 cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
• 3 meanwhile, wash the spinach, and remove any tough stems. tear the leaves into small pieces. slice the onions thinly and separate the slices into rings. slice the whole tomatoes.
• 4 mix the cornstarch with 1 tablespoons cold water. stir into the stew and cook 1 minute until slightly thickened.
• 5 add onion rings, tomato slices and spinach. return to simmer. cover and simmer until the vegetables are just tender-about 5 minutes.
• 6 serve with rice.