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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Spanish and Portuguese >> Portuguese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a Dutch oven or heavy skillet heat the olive oil over high heat. | 2. Season the beef with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and the black pepper. | 3. Saute the beef, in batches if necessary so that the pan is not crowded, until well-browned on all sides, about 4 minutes. Transfer the beef to a plate and set aside. | 4. Add the onion and green peppers to the skillet and cook, stirring frequently, until softened and caramelized around the edges, about 6 minutes. | 5. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. | 6. Add the tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. | 7. Add the tomatoes, water, bay leaf, crushed red pepper and remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt. | 8. Return the beef to the pan and bring the sauce to a boil. | 9. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, partially covered, for 1 1/2 hours or until the meat is very tender. | 10. Add the ditalini to the gravy and cook until tender, about 25 minutes. | 11. Add the parsley. Serve immediately. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	1/4	cup		477.36	0.0	0.0	54.0
beef steak	1 1/2	1/2	cut round	2101.2048	0.0	112.2003	183.6004
salt	1 1/4	1/4		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
onion	1		sliced	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
green pepper	2		cut	59.6	13.8272	2.5628	0.5066
garlic clove	6		minced	26.82	5.9508	1.1448	0.09
tomato paste	6	tablespoons		78.72	18.1536	4.1472	0.4512
italian plum tomato	1	can	crushed	-	-	-	-
water	1 1/2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
red pepper flake	1/2	teaspoon	crushed	-	-	-	-
ditalini	1	cup		-	-	-	-
parsley leaf	2	tablespoons	minced	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.