Stifado (Greek Beef Stew)

Name: Stifado (Greek Beef Stew)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp plain flour; 1 kg stewing beef/chuck steak (cut into 3cm chunks); 2 Tbsp olive oil; 12 pearl onions (baby onions or shallots, peeled); 3 garlic cloves (chopped); 500 ml red wine; 400 g can chopped tomatoes; 75 ml red wine vinegar; 1 Tbsp Worcester sauce; 1 Tbsp tomato paste/tomato purée; 4 bay leaves; 2 tsp oregano; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tsp allspice berries; 2 beef stock cubes; 10 dried apricots (optional); 10 prunes (optional); salt & pepper; sea salt and black pepper

4 servings

portions

30 minutes

temps actif

2 hours 30 minutes

temps total

Commencer à Cuisiner

Ingrédients

2 Tbsp plain flour

1 kg stewing beef/chuck steak (cut into 3cm chunks)

2 Tbsp olive oil

12 pearl onions (baby onions or shallots, peeled)

3 garlic cloves (chopped)

500 ml red wine

400 g can chopped tomatoes

75 ml red wine vinegar

1 Tbsp Worcester sauce

1 Tbsp tomato paste/tomato purée

4 bay leaves

2 tsp oregano

1 cinnamon stick

1 tsp allspice berries

2 beef stock cubes

10 dried apricots (optional)

10 prunes (optional)

salt & pepper

sea salt and black pepper

Instructions

BROWN BEEF: Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°C / Gas 4. Put the flour in a bowl or ziplock bag, season well with salt and pepper, then toss the meat in the seasoned flour. Heat the oil over high heat in a flameproof casserole dish or wide Dutch oven and brown the meat all over, working in batches. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.

COMBINE INGREDIENTS: Over medium heat, cook the onions or shallots in the same dish until golden. Add garlic, red wine, tomatoes, vinegar, Worcester sauce, herbs and spices, stock cubes, apricots and prunes. Bring to the boil, stirring often, then return the meat to the dish with any resting juices.

BRAISE: Transfer to the preheated oven and cook, tightly covered, for 2-3 hours until you have really tender chunks of beef- add water if necessary part way through cooking if the sauce is reducing too quickly.

SERVE: Serve with garlicky broad beans, honey-roasted carrots, baked jacket potatoes, or fresh, crusty bread.

Nutrition

Taille de Portion

1 bowl

Calories

908 kcal

Lipides Totaux

47 g

Lipides Saturés

18 g

Lipides Insaturés

28 g

Acides Gras Trans

3 g

Cholestérol

170 mg

Sodium

864 mg

Glucides Totaux

51 g

Fibres Diététiques

7 g

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