Vary Amin'Anana (Hot Pepper Beef) is a traditional Madagascar recipe for a classic dish of beef part-fried then stewed with greens and onions in a tomato and hot chilli sauce with rice. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Madagascar version of: Hot Pepper Beef (Vary Amin'Anana).
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Ingredients:
250g boneless chuck steak, cut into 1.5 cm cubes
2 tbsp oil
1 hot chilli (eg Scotch Bonnet, pounded to a paste) [adjust to taste]
1 tomato, cut into 1.5cm chunks
1 bunch spring onions cut into 2.5cm pieces
250g mustard greens, finely shredded (a chiffonade)
250g spinach, finely shredded
1 bunch watercress, cut into small pieces
500ml water
200g rice
1 tbsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
Method:
Fry the meat in the oil and cook until the meat has browned on all sides then add the chilli and fry for 1 minute more. Add the tomato and cook with the beef for 10 minutes. Add the spring onions, mustard greens, spinach and watercress and fry until the greens have wilted.
Add the remaining ingredients, cover the pot and simmer very slowly until the rice is thoroughly cooked and all the liquid has been absorbed.
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