🌟Main ingredient:Beef
✨secondary ingredients: white-rice and potatoes
⏱️Cooking time: 60 minutes
🌶️Spice level: Not spicy
👨👩👦👦Number of diners: 4-8 Dinners
500g
beef
1
cup
white
rice
2
potatoes
2
sweet
potatoes
2
cloves
garlic
1
onion
2
tablespoons
olive
oil
1
cup
beef
broth
1
teaspoon
dried
basil
1
teaspoon
dried
oregano
Salt
to
taste
Black
pepper
to
taste
For
side
dish:
1
cup
cooked
pasta
1. Marinate the beef with salt, pepper, dried basil, and dried oregano for 15 minutes.
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
3. Add diced onion and minced garlic to the skillet. Sauté until onions become translucent.
4. Add marinated beef to the skillet. Cook until the beef is browned on all sides.
5. Peel and dice the potatoes and sweet potatoes.
6. Add the diced potatoes and sweet potatoes to the skillet with the beef.
7. Pour beef broth into the skillet. Cover and let it simmer for 30 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender.
8. In a separate pot, cook the white rice according to package instructions.
9. Cook the pasta as a side dish according to package instructions.
10. Serve the Italian beef on a plate with a side of cooked white rice and pasta.
11. Enjoy your Italian-style beef with rice, potatoes, and sweet potatoes!
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