Beef stifado

Beef stifado

Red wine, garlic, spices & herbs

Red wine, garlic, spices & herbs

Serves 4

Cooks In2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes plus marinading time

DifficultySuper easy

Nutrition per serving

• Calories 660 33%

• Fat 25.8g 37%

• Saturates 7.2g 36%

• Sugars 11.8g 13%

• Salt 1.3g 22%

• Protein 87.6g 175%

• Carbs 15.2g 6%

• Fibre 4g -

Of an adult's reference intake

Ingredients

• 1.5 kg stewing beef, such as chuck or top rump , trimmed, cut into 7cm pieces
• 24 baby onions
• 4 ripe tomatoes , or 1 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon tomato purée
• MARINADE
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 2-3 fresh bay leaves
• 1½ teaspoons allspice berries
• 6 whole cloves
• 1-2 sticks of cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 125 ml dry red wine
• 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Recipe From

Jamie Magazine

By Andy Harris

Method

1. Place the beef in a large non-reactive bowl. Add the marinade ingredients, peeling and finely slicing the garlic first, then cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours, or preferably overnight.
2. Peel the baby onions. If using fresh, peel and roughly chop the tomatoes.
3. Heat the oil over medium heat in a large saucepan and sauté the onions for 5 minutes or until softened. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
4. Sauté the beef, reserving the marinade, for about 8 to 10 minutes, or until browned on all sides.
5. Return the onions to the saucepan, add the marinade, tomatoes and tomato purée and enough water to just cover the stew.
6. Season generously with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Bring to the boil then simmer for 1½ to 2 hours, or until the beef is tender and the sauce has thickened.
7. Serve with pasta and grated hard cheese, such as kefalotiri, pecorino or Parmesan.