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Jarret de Bœuf

Name: Jarret de Bœuf
Total time: 150 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chad
Ingredients: 800g Beef Shank; 2 Onion; 3 Tomato; 2 tbsp Tomato paste; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 knob Ginger; 1 Chili pepper; 2 Bay leaf; 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 1/2 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 1.2L Water

Main Dish

⏱ 150 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Beef shank slowly stewed with tomato and onion — a Chadian celebration dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Jarret de bœuf means 'beef shank' in French; in Chad, bone-in shank is stewed for a long time with tomato, onion, garlic, and spices. In cattle-raising Chad, it's a feast for celebrations, eaten with boule, rice, or bread.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a celebration day in a Chadian home, bone-in meat stews in a big pot until it falls apart and is served on a platter to guests.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Beef Shank 800g
Onion 2
Tomato 3
Tomato paste 2 tbsp
Garlic 3 cloves
Ginger 1 knob
Chili pepper 1
Bay leaf 2
Vegetable Oil 3 tbsp
Salt 1 1/2 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Water 1.2L

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the beef into large pieces, season with salt and pepper, brown in oil, and remove.
In the same pot, sauté the sliced onion until golden.
Add the grated garlic and ginger, chopped tomato, and tomato paste and sauté 5 minutes.
Return the meat, add the water, bay leaf, and chili, cover, and stew 2 hours.
Uncover, reduce the liquid a little, and season with salt.

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