Mediterranean Meat Stew with Mashed Potatoes

Name: Mediterranean Meat Stew with Mashed Potatoes
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 4 meals
Ingredients: 1 kg potatoes; salt; butter; onion; garlic clove; red pepper; carrot; capers; oil; ground beef; black pepper; dried herbs; paprika powder; red wine vinegar; tomato purée; diced tomatoes; water

This dinner is so quick, it’s practically a magic trick—a Mediterranean symphony of flavors, where ground beef gets a boost from capers and a perfectly balanced blend of herbs.

40 min

Gluten-free

Potato Mash:: 1 kg potatoes; 0.5 tspsalt; 3 tbspbutter
Meat Stew:: 1 onion; 2 garlic clove; 1 red pepper; 2 carrot; 1 pkgcapers; 1 tbspoil; 1 pkgground beef; 1.5 tspsalt; 0.5 tspblack pepper; 2 pkgdried herbs; 1 pkgpaprika powder; 1 pkgred wine vinegar; 1 pkgtomato purée; 1 pkgdiced tomatoes; 1.5 dlwater

1
Bring water to a boil for the potatoes.
2
Peel and chop the potatoes. Add them to boiling water with a pinch of salt and cook until they are soft.
3
Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic clove. Rinse the bell pepper, remove the seeds, and chop it into small cubes. Peel, rinse, and grate or chop the carrot into small cubes.
4
Drain the capers and chop them into smaller pieces.
5
Heat a pan and add the oil. Add the ground beef and fry for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly.
6
Add the onion, bell pepper, and carrot to the pan. Sauté briefly and mix. Season with salt, black pepper, the dried herb mix, ground paprika, red wine vinegar, and tomato purée.
7
Add the crushed tomatoes to the pan, rinse the can with water, and add the water to the pan as well. Stir in the capers. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 8-10 minutes.
8
Drain the cooked potatoes well and mash them, using a potato masher. Mix in the butter. Add more salt if needed.
9
Serve the meat stew with mashed potatoes.