Bife a Cardoso

Description
A typical Mozambican dish, in which the Portuguese influence is evident.

Ingredients

 * 250 ml (1 cup) water
 * 300 g (11 oz) rump steak
 * salt and pepper to taste
 * 1 medium onion
 * 1 medium carrot
 * 1 bay leaf
 * 250 g (9 oz) white cabbage, sliced
 * 20 ml (4 t) olive oil
 * 300 g (11 oz) potatoes
 * 2 eggs, fried
 * black olives to garnish

Directions

 * 1) Boil 125 ml (½ cup) of the water. Add the meat, onion, carrot and bay leaf. Season and cook for 20 minutes.
 * 2) Boil cabbage with 10 ml (2 t) of the olive oil.
 * 3) Boil the potatoes in 125 ml water.
 * 4) Slice the beef into three equal pieces, arrange on the bed of cabbage, alternating with the two fried eggs, and drizzle rest of olive oil over.
 * 5) Serve with boiled potatoes, and the carrot and onion from the stock. Garnish with black olives.