Cuban-Style Beef
Recipe from Pinch of Nom · original post · full recipe on pinchofnom.com
Cuban-Style Beef is a hearty, slimming-friendly meal, great if you're counting calories.
Serves 4 370 min 33g proteinKid-friendly
Dairy freeBeef
Ingredients
- stewing steak500 g
- beef stock cubes — made up with 240 ml boiling water2 ea
- canned chopped tomatoes400 g
- onions — sliced2 ea
- green peppers — deseeded and sliced into strips2 ea
- red peppers — deseeded and sliced into strips2 ea
- garlic cloves — crushed4 ea
- tomato purée2 tbsp
- ground cumin — 1 tsp2.5 g
- dried oregano — 1 tsp1 g
- ground turmeric — ½ tsp1.3 g
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
Cuban-Style Jackfruit
- 560 g young jackfruit instead of stewing steak
- 2 ea vegetable stock cube instead of beef stock cubes
- 1 ea vegetable stock pot instead of red wine stock pot
Skip browning the meat; drain and rinse the jackfruit and slow-cook it on high for about 3 hours, then pull it apart with two forks and reduce the sauce if needed.
Vegan
Cuban-Style Jackfruit
- 560 g young jackfruit instead of stewing steak
- 2 ea vegetable stock cube instead of beef stock cubes
- 1 ea vegetable stock pot instead of red wine stock pot
Skip browning the meat; drain and rinse the jackfruit and slow-cook it on high for about 3 hours, then pull it apart with two forks and reduce the sauce if needed.
Gluten-free
- 2 ea gluten-free beef stock cube instead of beef stock cubes
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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Shops to compare
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Missing items
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Pak'nSave· $23.83 of food
$36.74
35% spare
No price at Pak'nSave for:
- stewing steak
- garlic cloves
- red wine stock pot
Woolworths NZBest choice· $13.55 of food
$31.17
57% spare
No price at Woolworths NZ for:
- stewing steak
- green peppers
- garlic cloves
- red wine stock pot
New World· $20.18 of food
$33.94
41% spare
No price at New World for:
- stewing steak
- beef stock cubes
- garlic cloves
- ground turmeric
- red wine stock pot
$5.96a serve
from $5.96 a serve at Pak'nSave · 12 of 15 ingredients priced
About $23.83 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$31.56 across 2 shops · 12 of 15 items priced · $0.02 more for bigger packs, 48% spare for later
Pak'nSave$23.83
missing 3 items
you'll pay $36.74 · 35% of it spare
Woolworths NZBest choice$13.55
missing 4 items
you'll pay $31.17 · 57% of it spare
New World$20.18
missing 5 items
you'll pay $33.94 · 41% of it spare
Buy at Pak'nSave$18.78
canned chopped tomatoes
$2.08/kg
need 400 gPams Value Chopped Tomatoes in Juice 400 g$0.83closest match
Pak'nSave$2.08/kg$0.83·Woolworths NZ$0.94·New World$3.23/kg$1.29
green peppers
$5.00
need 2 itemsStandard 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Pak'nSave$5.00·New World$5.00·Woolworths NZN/A
tomato purée
$0.37/100g
need 2 tbspPams Tomato Puree 100g$1.49
Pak'nSave$0.37/100g$1.49·New World$0.45/100g$1.79·Woolworths NZ$2.99
dried oregano
$2.59/10g
need 1 gMasterFoods Oregano Leaves 10 g$2.59closest match
Pak'nSave$2.59/10g$2.59·Woolworths NZ$2.60·New World$2.79/10g$2.79
bay leaves
$0.30/10g
need 2 itemsUrja Bay Leaves 100g$2.99 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Pak'nSave$0.30/10g$2.99·Woolworths NZ$3.19·New World$6.38/10g$3.19
fresh coriander
$0.10/10g
need 7.5 gUrja Coriander Whole 200 g$1.99closest match
Pak'nSave$0.10/10g$1.99·New World$0.40/10g$3.99·Woolworths NZ$4.25
white wine vinegar
$0.52/100ml
need 15 mlDYC White Wine Vinegar 750 ml$3.89
Pak'nSave$0.52/100ml$3.89·Woolworths NZ$4.49·New World$1.02/100ml$5.09
Buy at Woolworths NZ$12.78
beef stock cubes
$2.99
need 2 itemsVegeta beef stock cubes 6 x 10g
Woolworths NZ$2.99·Pak'nSave$0.41/10g$4.29·New WorldN/A
onions
$2.60
need 2 itemsWoolworths fresh vegetable baby onions 500gclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Woolworths NZ$2.60·New World$2.99/kg$2.99·Pak'nSave$3.49/kg$3.49
red peppers
$1.99
need 2 itemsFresh Vegetable Standardreal special 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
ground cumin
$2.60
need 2.5 gGreggs cumin ground 40 gclosest match
Woolworths NZ$2.60·Pak'nSave$0.93/10g$2.59·New World$0.70/10g$2.79
ground turmeric
$2.60
need 1.3 gGreggs turmeric ground 40 gclosest match
Woolworths NZ$2.60·Pak'nSave$0.76/10g$2.59·New WorldN/A
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- stewing steak · 500 g
- garlic cloves · 4 items
- red wine stock pot · 1 item