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Guiso de fideos
Guiso de fideos: Argentine beef, potato and short-pasta stew in tomato and paprika
Guiso de fideos is the winter weeknight stew of Argentina, cooked in Buenos Aires flats and on estancias alike, and as loved by children as by grandparents. Beef, potatoes and vegetables simmer in a light tomato and sweet-paprika broth, then short pasta cooks straight in the pot and thickens it into something between a soup and a stew. Serve it in deep plates with crusty bread and grated cheese for those who want it. The usual mistake is adding the pasta too early, so it swells and turns mushy; it goes in only for the last 10–12 minutes. Chef's tip: cut the beef into small cubes, about 2 cm, so it is tender in under an hour.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 ⅛ lb beef chuckcut in 2 cm cubes
- 1 onionchopped
- 1 red pepperchopped
- 2 cloves garlicchopped
- 1 carrotdiced
- 2 tsp sweet paprika
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- 14 oz tomato passata
- 4 ¼ cups beef stock
- 2 potatoespeeled, cut in 2 cm cubes
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley (optional)
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Heat the 2 tbsp olive oil in a large pot over a medium-high heat and brown the 1 ⅛ lb beef chuck in two batches for 5 minutes each. Lift out.
10 minStep 2: Lower the heat and cook the 1 onion, 1 red pepper, 2 cloves garlic and 1 carrot for 8 minutes until soft.
8 minStep 3: Stir in the 2 tsp sweet paprika and 1 tsp dried oregano for 30 seconds, then add the 14 oz tomato passata, 4 ¼ cups beef stock, 1 bay leaf and the beef. Cover and simmer for 35 minutes.
35 minStep 5: Add the 7 oz short pasta (mostacholes, ditalini or elbows) and cook, stirring now and then so it doesn't stick, for 10–12 minutes until the pasta is just tender and the stew has thickened. Add a splash of water if it gets too thick.
12 minStep 6: Check that the beef is tender, remove the bay leaf and serve hot, scattered with 2 tbsp chopped parsley if you like.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 560 kcal
- Protein
- 36 g
- Carbs
- 62 g
- Fat
- 17 g
- Fibre
- 6 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does guiso de fideos take?
- About 75 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 60 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of red pepper?
- Any colour of bell pepper, same amount.
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