Also known as: Henomby Ritra, Malagasy Braised Beef
About this dish
Zebu beef braised slowly with garlic, ginger and tomato until the sauce reduces to a rich glaze.
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Ingredients
🥩1kg beef (zebu if available), cut into chunks
🧄6 cloves garlic, crushed
🫚2 tbsp grated fresh ginger
🧅2 onions, chopped
🍅3 tomatoes, chopped
🫗3 tbsp oil
🍚White rice, to serve
Method
Serves 3
1
Put the beef in a pot with salt, half the garlic and half the ginger, cover with water and simmer until tender, about 1.5 hours.
2
Keep simmering uncovered until almost all the water has evaporated and the beef begins to fry in its own fat.
3
Add the oil, onions and the remaining garlic and ginger, and fry until the beef is browned.
4
Add the tomatoes and cook down until thick and glossy.
5
Serve with white rice and a little sakay (chilli paste) on the side.
✓ What Makes it Authentic
Hen'omby ritra ('reduced beef') is a classic Malagasy family dish made with zebu, the humped cattle central to life in Madagascar, and eaten with plenty of rice.
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