Carne Con Papas

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 lbs stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 large italian green pepper, chopped
• 2 -3 pepperoncini peppers, chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 pinch cumin powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground pepper (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon seasoning (i prefer mrs. dash)
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 (8 ounce) can of no-salt tomato sauce
• 16 ounces water
• 8 ounces wine
• 1/4 cup of pimento-stuffed spanish olives
• 2 lbs potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 2 -3 carrots, peeled and sliced cross-wise into chunks
• 4 ounces frozen peas

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat.
• 2 add meat and saute until cooked through and brown, turning frequently.
• 3 add the paprika and cumin and stir to coat meat.
• 4 add the onions, garlic, green pepper, pepperoncini and bay leaves.
• 5 season with salt, pepper and seasoning (mrs. dash).
• 6 cook until onions are translucent.
• 7 add tomato sauce.
• 8 add wine and water using empty tomato sauce can.
• 9 bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook covered for about 1 1/2 hours.
• 10 add potatoes, carrots and olives.
• 11 cook for about another 30-45 minutes, until potatoes and carrots are soft.
• 12 (add water or wine if soup thickens too much).
• 13 add peas about 15 minutes afterwards.