Mood Beef (Portuguese Beef Stew) Recipe - Food.com

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 lbs beef round steak, cut into thin strips
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 2 green peppers, cut into thin strips
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 6 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 (35 ounce) can Italian plum tomatoes, crushed with your hands, with their juice
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 cup ditalini
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves