Dinner for 4

Carbonada Criolla

Name: Carbonada Criolla
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: 500 g beef; 1 chopped onion; 2 chopped carrots; 2 chopped potatoes; 1 small pumpkin; 100 g dried apricots; 2 L beef stock; to taste salt (optional); to taste pepper (optional)

Beef simmers with onion, carrots, potatoes, pumpkin, apricots, and stock for a hearty sweet-savory stew.

Typical price

$17.92for 4 servings

$4.48 per serving$17.92 for 4

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55 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

Latin American Dairy-free Family Dinners

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Beef chuck roast or stew beef$6.99/lb typical	1.1 lb	$7.70Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
Carrots$1.09/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.34Typical price
Potatoes$0.99/lb typical	0.9 lb	$0.87Typical price
Winter squash (butternut, spaghetti)$1.29/lb typical	1.5 lb	$1.94Typical price
Dried fruit and raisins$0.45/oz typical	3.5 oz	$1.59Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	70 oz	$4.91Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$17.92

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

500 g beef
1 chopped onion
2 chopped carrots
2 chopped potatoes
1 small pumpkin
100 g dried apricots
2 L beef stock
to taste salt (optional)
to taste pepper (optional)

Steps

Cut the beef, onion, carrots, potatoes, and pumpkin into bite-size pieces.
Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and brown the beef for 8 minutes, until it reaches 145 F.
Add the onion and carrots and cook for 5 minutes.
Pour in the beef stock and add the potatoes, pumpkin, dried apricots, salt, and pepper.
Cover and simmer for 27 minutes, until the vegetables are tender and the beef is fully cooked.

Swaps

Beef chuck roast or stew beef for Pork roast, shoulder or loinabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices