Oven baked beef cubes.

Oven Baked Beef Cubes

Some days while was watching TV, I see Jamie Oliver preparing a recipe that I loved, It was a recipe with only 5 ingredients but include Umami paste.. And.. What is Umami paste?? Well, I didn't know also, so I look everywhere and I try to make my version with the ingredients that I have in home, Is not exactly Umami paste because I made a mixture with a sauce that my mom made, but it became so delicious and I use to prepare this delicious Oven Baked Beef Cubes. Looks and sounds complicated but It is really easy. I hope you like the recipe and if it is like this Please help me Sharing or just giving me a lovely comment and giving a like. Did Not cost anything and helps me too much.
Note: Prefer to use Soy sauce Low in sodium or add bit less.
Let's start with the recipe.

Ingredients:

For the meat:
500 gr of  Beef in cubes I use veal meat but you can use the one you prefer also can substitute with lamb neck , Pork meat.
Salt to taste.
Pepper to taste.
1 or 1/2 Beer.
1 Tablespoon of Apple vinegar or White wine vinegar.
1 Red onion if you don't have, substitute
1-2 potatoes.
Special sauce. Mi version of Umami with ingredients that I have in home.
1 teaspoon of mustard.

For special sauce:
9 Mushrooms.
1/4 or 1/2 Cup of Parmesan Cheese.
4 Garlics. Finely chopped.
1 teaspoon of chilli powder.
1 1/2 tablespoon of soy sauce.
1 small cinnamon stick ground.
1/2 teaspoon of thyme.
1/2 teaspoon of cumin.
1 Ground Bay leaf.
1 Ground clove
6 Olives finely chopped.
4 Boiled tomatoes or from box. peeled and without seeds.
1 teaspoon of sugar.
1 teaspoon of dry chives or dry parsley.

How to prepare:
1. Mix in a bowl the beef cubes with salt to taste, pepper to taste, 1 teaspoon of mustard, the beer, depending of how much meat you will use. you can use the half of beer or complete. Don't worry for the other half, You can drink it :)). Add the Red Onion and leave to marinate for 1 hour at least.
2. Prepare the sauce, In a pan, add bit of olive oil, 4 garlics finely chopped leave for about 2 minutes and the add the mushrooms in small cubes and 1 tablespoon and half of soy sauce. Leave to reduce a bit the juices, then add 1 teaspoon of chilli powder, 4 olives finely chopped, half teaspoon of thyme and cumin, the small piece of cinnamon stick ground, the ground clove, the ground bay leaf. Leave some minutes and the add 4 tomatoes, mash with the mushrooms and add 1 teaspoon of sugar. Leave the sauce in low heat for about 1/2 hour stir occasionally  and after the half hour is time to add Parmesan cheese, in my case I use a bit more than 1/4 of cup, because I love the cheese. But I think with 1/4 cup is enough. Leave from 5 to 10 min. more in low heat.
3.Remove and let it cold.
4. In a pot, pan, baking tray  add the beef cubes with the onions that were already marinate about 1 hour.
5. Add the sauce and mix perfectly with the beef cubes.
6. Above the beef cubes add the potatoes in slices and push it a bit with your hands. So the potatoes also have the flavor of the sauce.
7. Cover with aluminium foil and take to oven preheated to 180C for about 2 hours.
8. 20 minutes before 2 hours, remove from oven, remove the aluminium foil and put again in the oven for 20 min more.

Enjoy your delicious Oven baked beef cubes.