Beef Giniling (Afritada Style) – so what is it?? Afritada is a kind of Filipino dish, inspired by Spain, which uses tomato sauce as the base. It is usually made with chicken or chunks of meat.
Giniling (Filipino term for ground), also inspired by Spain (called Picadillo), is another famous Filipino dish. Given the many variations of Picadillo, I honestly don’t know what’s the traditional way of cooking it, considering that cooking it the traditional way is a big deal.
I am a person who loves saucy dishes. If there is a ground beef recipe that has very little sauce, I would always adjust the recipe, mostly make it double (but maybe not Sriracha Beef Bowls). So not knowing exactly what I would call this recipe I am sharing today, I prefer to stick to Beef Giniling (Afritada Style) since it is made with ground beef with tomato sauce as a base like afritada.
This dish is one of our comfort foods. It is made by sauteing the ground beef and cooked in tomato sauce with beef cubes and added veggies such as potatoes, carrots, frozen green peas, and bell peppers – all simmered until cooked. Optional ingredients include Knorr Liquid Seasoning, soy sauce, and tomato paste.
It is usually enjoyed with warm white rice and tastes so much better the next day. Ahhh! My mouth is watering!
I hope you get to watch the recipe video below and let me know what you think. 🙂
I am bringing this at Fiesta Friday # 280. Our co-host this week is Ai @ Ai Made It For You. Angie will also be hosting with Ai.
Beef Giniling (Afritada Style)
Ground beef and veggies simmered in tomato-based sauce that goes very well with rice rice.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1/3 cup frozen green peas
- 300 g ground beef
- 250 ml tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup carrots diced
- 1/2 cup potatoes diced
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp liquid seasoning optional
- 1-2 beef cubes
- 125-250 ml water
- Sugar, salt & pepper, to taste
- Rice to serve
Instructions
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In a pot over medium-high heat, add oil.
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Add garlic and sauté until fragrant. Add onion and cook until translucent. Next, add red bell pepper and cook until soften.
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Add ground beef and cook until no longer pink, breaking down into small pieces.
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Pour tomato sauce, then add potatoes and carrots.
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Add tomato paste, soy sauce, liquid seasoning (if using), beef cubes, and water. Let it boil and add frozen green peas.
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Over low-medium heat, simmer for 10 minutes or until beef and veggies are cooked.
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Add sugar, salt, and pepper according to your taste.
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Remove from the pot and enjoy with white rice.
Recipe Notes
You can adjust the taste by adding more tomato sauce, water, beef cubes, sugar, salt, and pepper.
This tastes better the next day.
Thanks a bunch for spending your precious time with me!
I am also sharing this at Happiness is Homemade | What’s for Dinner? | Cook Blog Share | Snickerdoodle Create Bake Make Link Party | Melt in your Mouth Monday | Party in Your PJs #264 | Tickle My Tastebuds Tuesday #241 | Full Plate Thursday,438 | Mix it up Monday | Dishing It & Digging It {259} | Lou Lou Girls Fabulous Party #275 |
