Beef Stifado

Name: Beef Stifado
Ingredients: 3 lbs lean stewing beef, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes; salt and pepper; 1/2 cup butter, melted; 2 1/2 lbs white onions, small,peeled; 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste; 1/2 cup red table wine; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 clove garlic, pressed; 1 bay leaf; 1 piece cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon cumin; 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves; 2 tablespoons raisins

14 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

3 lbs lean stewing beef, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
salt and pepper
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 1/2 lbs white onions, small,peeled
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1/2 cup red table wine
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 clove garlic, pressed
1 bay leaf
1 piece cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
2 tablespoons raisins

Directions

1

Season the beef with salt and pepper.
2

Place butter in the bottom of a large crockpot.
3

Add the meat and turn to coat with butter.
4

Arrange the onions over the meat.
5

Mix the tomato paste through the garlic, and pour over the meat and onions, but do not stir.
6

Add the bay leaf through the raisins; do not stir.
7

Simmer on low 8-10 hours.
8

At serving time, remove the bay leaf, cinnamon stick and cloves and stir the stifado gently to blend.