Shoko (Beef & Spinach Stew)

Directions

Combine the chile, tomatoes, onions, and green bell pepper in a food processor, and process until the vegetables are minced but not pureed.

Heat the oil in a large, cast-iron pot, and sauté the vegetables.

Add the reserved tomato juice, water sugar, salt, cayenne, and ginger.

Cover, lower the heat, and simmer for 2 hours. Stir occasionally to keep from burning.

Meanwhile, soak the spinach in warm water for 15 minutes. Then rinse thoroughly, separate, rinse again (and even a third time if you want to be extra careful), shred coarsely, and set aside.

After 2 hours, add the spinach to the pot and cook over spinach is cooked.

About half an hour before serving, prepare boiled rice.