Mechado with Lemon Grass

Ingredients:

1 kilo beef, cubed
1 small onion, chopped
1 thumb-sized ginger, chopped
3 lemon grass bulbs
1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
1 carrot, cubed
1 potato, cubed
1/4 tsp, cinnamon powder
1/2 tsp. curry powder (red or yellow)
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp. cumin powder
3/4 cups sugar
2 cups beef broth
1/8 cup soy sauce
cooking oil

Cooking procedures:

1. Heat oil and saute the ginger, onions and lemon grass until aromatic.
2. Add the beef, cinnamon, curry, cayenne pepper and cumin.
3. Add the tomato sauce, soy sauce and beef stock. Allow to simmer.
4. Add the carrot and the potato. Cover and allow to cook.
5. Add the sugar and allow to cook some more.
6. The mechado is done when the beef is tender and the sauce has thickened.