Beef in Cumin Sauce Recipe from South Africa

Ingredients

• 1 – 2 lb (907 g) of stew meat , cut into large bite-sized pieces
• 2 – 3 cloves of garlic , minced
• 2 onions , finely chopped
• juice of 2 limes or lemons , and/or a tablespoon of vinegar
• 1 chile pepper , cleaned and chopped
• 3 – 4 tomatoes , chopped (or canned tomatoes )
• 2 cans of tomato paste
• 3 – 4 tsp of cumin
• African hot sauce , or cayenne pepper or red pepper to taste
• black pepper to taste
• salt to taste
• several mint leaves (optional)