Carne con Papas (Cuban meat and potatoes)

You will need:
One large brown potato (or 2 medium)
1-1.25 sirloin beef tips (or any beef you like)
about 1/4 cup green olives
2 bay leaves
1 small to medium white or yellow onion diced
1 tablespoon of cumin (i use 2-3 because we love it)
1 tablespoon ground oregano
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 chicken broth (or beef broth)
1 14ounce can of crushed tomatoes (with garlic and pepper if you want extra flavor)
1 cup instant white rice (which serves two so make accordingly)

In a quart pot bring one cup of chicken broth and rice to a boil (add a little drizzle of olive oil to avoid rice clumps, or butter if fat content is not an issue)
Cover immediately and let stand for 15 minutes stirring occasionally.

Peel and quarter potatoes.

In a pot boil potatoes for 10-15 minutes until fork tender. Drain and set aside. If you want to omit this step You can dice the potatoes in small pieces and cook them in the pan with the other ingredients.The boiling is just to assure tender potatoes.

In a non stick pan on medium heat with one tablespoon of olive oil add diced onion and cook until translucent.

Add beef and let cook for 2-3 minutes stirring (not browning the meat) Season meat with cumin, oregano, salt and pepper to taste.

Add in entire can of tomatoes, olives, bay leaves and let simmer for 5 minutes(not covered. If you want the dish to be more saucy then add more chicken broth while simmering.
Add potatoes and turn down heat to low and cover with lid. Let simmer for 10 minutes. Add seasoning to taste. Serve with white rice.
*Remember to remove you bay leaves before plating.