Carne Gizado

Ingredients

 * 3-4 lbs. cubed meat, pork or beef
 * 4-5 white potatoes
 * 3 lbs. mandioca root
 * 3 medium white yams
 * 3 green bananas

Directions

 * 1) Trim off excess fat, season and marinate meat overnight with salt, garlic, vinegar, bay leaf, and pepper.
 * 2) Peel and cut up potatoes, yams, mandioca, and green bananas.
 * 3) In a pot, cook meat with marinade and 3 onions with 1/2 cup cooking oil on low heat until medium done.
 * 4) Add all vegetables to meat and cover with water. Cook on low until vegetables cook.
 * 5) Season with salt, garlic, bay leaf, paprika, and pepper.