Beef sauce is one of the easiest sauces to prepare for rice, it is quite similar to this delicious chicken curry sauce I made earlier on and with this tasty shredded chicken sauce. This sauce is the best ever, it is a one-pan sauce made shredded beef and mixed vegetables, easy breakfast, or even dinner that is quite better than taking out. Beef sauce does not only pair well with rice but with spaghetti, and potatoes. One good thing about this easy beef sauce is that you get to eat as much beef as you want.
Soft beef is good for this recipe as you don’t need the most expensive cut of beef. If you are using the regular Nigerian beef you may want to hit it a little bit to soften it if it appears too tough, you can as well boil the beef for a while or use a beef tenderizer to soften it.
I found out that it is easier to cut the beef into thin strips while it is still frozen than after it has completely thawed, in this case, I had to leave the beef on the counter to thaw for a while before cutting.
This recipe is quite easy to make at home, you get to enjoy all the crunch and colors from different vegetables, you can also switch things around or make use of your own choice of seasonings and veggies. Here is an easy beef sauce with mix vegetables, you should try preparing this for your family and also check out how to make beef sauce on the video above for easy explanation.
Table of Contents
Beef sauce ingredients
- 1 kg beef
- 2 red bell peppers
- 2 green bell peppers
- 4 carrots
- 1/3 cup green peas
- 1 bulb onion
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste
- teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- teaspoon curry
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 2 tablespoons cornflour
- teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 beef stock cubes
- Salt to taste
Beef sauce ingredients
Steps on how to prepare beef sauce for rice
- Defrost beef and cut into thin strips and place in a bowl, add boiled water to reduce excess blood from the beef, and strain out all the liquid.
- Season the beef with beef seasoning, ginger, garlic, curry, thyme cayenne pepper, and paprika powder.
- Leave the beef to marinate for at least 30 minutes and dress all the veggies (carrot, green and red peppers) and set aside.
- Place a pan on the stovetop, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, once it is hot, add onion and garlic paste and saute for 30 seconds
- Add the rest of the vegetables and cook on low heat for 5 minutes, when it is all soft, transfer into another bowl.
- Place the empty pan back on the stove, add a little bit of olive oil to it, add onion, and the marinated beef to the pan to brown for 5- 10 minutes.
- Stir the beef intermittently and make sure it cooks evenly. Once it is nice and brown, add 1 cup of water to it and bring it to a boil. You can season the beef again with more stock cube, paprika, curry, and salt to taste.
- Dissolve the cornflour with small water and add to the beef, let this cook for 2 minutes
- Return the stir-fried veggies into the sauce, stir and make sure everything combines properly.
- Taste for seasoning and cook for just a few minutes, and it is done.
- Your beef sauce is ready once it is thick and nice. Serve this with boiled rice and enjoy it in the comfort of your home.
Steps on how to prepare beef sauce with pictures
1. Defrost beef and cut into thin strips and place in a bowl, add boiled water to reduce excess blood from the beef, and strain out all the liquid.
2. Season the beef with beef seasoning, ginger, garlic, curry, thyme cayenne pepper, and paprika powder.
3. Leave the beef to marinate for at least 30 minutes and dress all the veggies (carrot, green and red peppers) and set aside.
4. Place a pan on the stovetop, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, once it is hot, add onion and garlic paste and saute for 30 seconds
5. Add the rest of the vegetables and cook on low heat for 5 minutes, when it is all soft, transfer into another bowl.
6. Place the empty pan back on the stove, add a little bit of olive oil to it, add onion, and the marinated beef to the pan to brown for 5- 10 minutes.
7. Stir the beef intermittently and make sure it cooks evenly. Once it is nice and brown, add 1 cup of water to it and bring it to a boil. You can season the beef again with more stock cube, paprika, curry, and salt to taste.
8. Dissolve the cornflour with small water and add to the beef, let this cook for 2 minutes.
9. Return the stir-fried veggies into the sauce, stir and make sure everything combines properly.
10. Taste for seasoning and cook for just a few minutes, and it is done.
Beef sauce is ready once it is nicely thickened
11. Your beef sauce is ready once it is thick and nice. Serve this with boiled rice and enjoy it in the comfort of your home.