This stew recipe was inspired by my mother's Iraqi potato stew recipe, my favorite stew growing up. It's an easy recipe to prep, tastes incredibly delicious and requires a few ingredients only!
Cuisine Arabic cuisine, Iraqi cuisine, Middle East cuisine
Servings 6servings
Ingredients
580gpotato cubes
¼cupolive oil
2clovesgarlicminced
1½teaspoon7-spice blendbaharat
70gtomato paste
2cupspassata
1teaspoonbouillon powder
1cupwater
salt & pepperto taste
parsleyoptional
Instructions
Heat a large pot over medium heat, and add a drizzle of olive oil. Then, gently sauté your minced garlic till they are fragrant for 1 minute
Add 7 -spice blend and saute for another minute. Then it is time to add the potato cubes and saute them for 5 minutes, season them with salt and pepper. Add the tomato paste and saute for another 2 minutes.
Add the passata, bouillon powder, and water. let it reach a boil, then lower the heat, cover the pot with a lid, and let the stew simmer on low heat. Let it simmer for 20-25 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked through.
Turn the heat off and serve in a bowl, garnish with fresh chopped parsley.