Beef Stifado Recipe
- 2 1/2 lb lean stewing beef
- 3 Tbsp. butter
- 1 can small onions (16 ounce.)
- 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1/2 c. dry white wine
- 1/2 c. water
- 3 Tbsp. tomato paste
- 1/4 c. red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp mixed pickling spices
- 4 whl garlic cloves
- 3 x cloves garlic chopped salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pkt frzn tiny peas (12 ounce)
- Cut meat in 1-inch chunks.
- Heat butter in large frying pan; Brown meat.
- Transfer to crockery pot.
- Stir liquid removed onions and brown sugar into frying pan.
- Cook over medium high heat, shaking pan, till glazed.
- Transfer to crockery pot.
- Add in wine, water, tomato paste and vinegar to frying pan.
- Stir to loosen drippings.
- Pour over meat and onions.
- Place pickling spices and cloves in a tea ball or possibly cheesecloth bag.
- Add in to pot.
- Season with garlic, salt and pepper.
- Cover.
- Cook on LOW 8 hrs.
- Thaw peas.
- Add in the last half hour of cooking.
- Cook down juices till slightly reduced.
- Serve in ramekins.
- NOTE: Pickling spices and red wine vinegar punctuate this Greek stew.
- Round out the Aegean menu with pilaf, & salad w/feta cheese.
lean stewing beef, butter, onions, brown sugar, white wine, water, tomato paste, red wine vinegar, garlic, garlic, tiny peas
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/beef-stifado-82410 (may not work)