Beef Stew with Cranberries
- 2 tablespoons safflower oil
- 2 tablespoons butter, unsalted
- 2 pounds stewing beef or lamb or pork, cut into 1-in cubes
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 x black pepper freshly ground
- 2 large garlic cloves peeled
- 2 medium onions peeled
- 3/4 cup red wine dry
- 3/4 cup beef stock or beef broth, prefer veal stock if possible
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 1/2 cups cranberries fresh
- 13 cup brown sugar, light packed
- 2 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
- Heat 1 tablespoon each of oil and butter in 6-quart pot.
- When oil is hot, add half the beef and brown it well on all sides; remove and reserve.
- Heat remaining oil and butter and brown remaining meat.
- Remove pot from heat, remove meat and discard fat.
- Return meat to pot and toss with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Metal blade: Turn on machine, drop garlic through feed tube and process until minced; add to pot.
- Medium shredding disk: Use firm pressure to shred onions.
- Use slotted spoon to lift onions from their juice and add to pot.
- Discard juice.
- Add wine, stock or broth, vinegar, tomato paste and remaining 1/4 teaspoon of salt to pot and bring to boil.
- Reduce to simmer, cover and cook until meat is tender--about 2 hours.
- Metal blade: Pulse to chop cranberries coarsely with brown sugar and flour.
- Add cranberries to pot, stir well and cook for 10 minutes longer.
- Can be served immediately, but best if made up to 4 days in advance, refrigerated and gently reheated.
- Adjust seasoning.
- Can also be frozen up to 3 months.
safflower oil, butter, stewing beef, salt, black pepper, garlic, onions, red wine, beef stock, red wine vinegar, tomato paste, cranberries fresh, brown sugar, flour
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/beef-stew-cranberries-4890 (may not work)