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Tomato Bredie
Tomato bredie is a South African meal and it is good during the winter fare. Tomato Bredie is an old Cape name for a dish of meat and vegetables stewed together.
Ingredients
- vegetable oil1 tbsp
- lamb or mutton breast chops, or mutton; chopped into portions3 1/2 lb
- cake flour2 tbsp
- onion, large; chopped1
- tomato, fresh; chopped2 1/4 lb
- white vinegar1 tbsp
- bay leaves2
- beef stock cubes1 cube
- salt1 tsp
- brown sugar1 tsp
- white peppercorns, whole6
- black pepper, freshly ground1/2 tsp
- worcestershire sauce1 dash
- potatoes, medium; quartered; optional2
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 5 steps
Heat oil in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan
Dredge lamb in flour; shake off excess.
Then, cook the lamb in hot oil until it is brown. pour lamb into a plate, and reserve drip in the pan.
Cook and stir onion in drippings until soft for like 5 minutes, then mix tomatoes with it, return lamb chops to the saucepan; season with bay leaves, salt, brown sugar, black pepper, Worcestershire sauce, white peppercorns and bouillon, cover it, reduce the heat and simmer it for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Stir occasionally so that it wont sticks to the bottom of the pan.
Stir in potatoes; continue cooking until potatoes are cooked and meat is tender, about 45 minutes more.
