🇱🇷 Liberian Cuisine

Liberian Gravy

Tomato-Based Meat Stew

Prep Time 45 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 444 kcal

A thick, rich tomato and onion gravy with tender beef, the everyday sauce that Liberians pour over rice at nearly every meal.

Ingredients

500g beef, cut into pieces
6 large tomatoes, blended
2 large onions, chopped
3 tbsp tomato paste
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 scotch bonnet peppers
2 bouillon cubes
1 tsp thyme
Salt to taste
2 cups water

Instructions

1 Season beef with salt and thyme. Brown in oil, set aside.
2 In same pot, sauté onions. Add blended tomatoes and tomato paste.
3 Cook tomato base 20 minutes until reduced and oil floats on top.
4 Return beef, add water, peppers, and bouillon. Simmer 15 minutes.
5 Gravy should be thick and glossy. Serve over rice.

Did You Know?

In Liberia, "What gravy you cook today?" is the standard way to ask what is for dinner — gravy is the soul of every meal.