Sliced beef in the oven (Laħam imqatta 'fil-forn)
Author: www.amaltesemouthful.com (Marlene Zammit)
Cuisine: Maltese
- 2 onions sliced
- 5 large carrots chopped in rounds
- 4 thin or medium sized steaks
- 5 large potatoes sliced thinly
- 5 cloves garlic chopped
- ½ cup peas
- 2 tomatoes sliced
- 1 tablespoon capers
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste plus ½ cup water mixed together
- teaspoon each of rosemary, fennel seeds
- Small bunch parsley chopped
- 1½ cups water
- Salt, pepper and olive oil.
- Preheat oven to 180oC.
- At the bottom of a large dish place your onions evenly.
- Spread half of your carrots and add the steak on top.
- Add some rosemary, fennel seeds and parsley. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle some oil.
- Add the garlic, remaining carrots and a layer potatoes.
- Spread ¾ of the tomato paste mixture evenly on your vegetables.
- Finally cover with the remaining potatoes.
- Add the capers, peas and rest of the herbs.
- Sprinkle the remaining tomato paste mixture.
- Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle olive oil on the potatoes.
- Add the 1½ cups water on the side of the dish.
- Place in the oven initially for 1 hour.
- Remove dish from the oven, cover in foil and increase the temperature to 240oC.
- Cook for ½ more. Remove again and take off the foil. Cook for a further ½ hour until the vegetables are browned.
Recipe by A Maltese Mouthful at https://www.amaltesemouthful.com/steak-in-the-oven/
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