Beef and Onion Stew
- 1 pound beef leftover, sliced as thinly as possible
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 3 medium onions sliced thinly, and separated into rings
- 1 x flour, all-purpose
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar to taste
- 1 x stock pot-au-feu broth, or, canned beef broth
- 1 small bay leaves
- 1 Sprig thyme fresh
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 x bread crumbs fresh
- 13 cup parsley leaves chopped fresh
- 1 x lemon juice of 1/2
- Preferably, the leftover beef will be from a pot-au-few that has been tenderized by long poaching, but roast beef can work as well.
- It will just need more baking time.
- Make sure the beef is chilled for easy slicing.
- Then, slice as thinly as possible.
- Set aside.
- In a large skillet, melt the butter and lightly saute the onions.
- When golden and very soft, about 10 minutes, sprinkle them with enough flour to make a light roux.
- Stir the mixture thoroughly for 2 to 3 minutes before adding the vinegar and mustard.
- Continue stirring, adding enough stock or Pot-au-Feu broth to make a thin sauce.
- Add the spices.
- Bring the sauce to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for about 30 minutes.
- Assembly: Pour a layer of sauce into a shallow baking dish.
- Layer meat slices, always overlapping, alternating with more of the sauce.
- You should end up with a final layer of sauce.
- Bake, covered, in a 350F (180C) F oven for half an hour, if meat was originally poached, or for an hour, if roast beef.
- Check to make sure sauce does not reduce too much.
- Add more stock if necessary.
- When preliminary cooking is finished, sprinkle surface of dish with a thick coating of fresh bread crumbs.
- Spoon just enough butter over crumbs to moisten them.
- Return to oven for about 30 more minutes, or until a golden crust forms.
- Sprinkle the top with the parsley to garnish, and squeeze over it the juice of half a lemon.
- Serve at once.
- Variations: Add tomatoes, garlic, and/or mushrooms.
- Instead of vinegar, use a little grated horseradish.
- In place of some of the stock, use wine.
beef, butter, onions, flour, red wine vinegar, broth, bay leaves, thyme, mustard, bread crumbs fresh, parsley, lemon juice
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/beef-onion-stew-46224 (may not work)