Stefado

11 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 lb. lean beef stew meat
  • salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 1/2 c. butter
  • 2 1/2 lb. small onions, peeled
  • 1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
  • 1/3 c. red wine
  • 2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1 clove garlic, minced or mashed
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/4 tsp. cumin

Directions

  1. 1
    Season meat with salt and pepper.
  2. 2
    Melt butter in a Dutch oven; add meat and coat with butter (but do not brown).
  3. 3
    Arrange whole onions over meat.
  4. 4
    Mix tomato paste, wine, red wine vinegar, sugar, garlic and cumin and pour over meat and onions.
  5. 5
    Add bay leaf.
  6. 6
    Place a plate over onions to hold them down while cooking. Cover and simmer for 3 hours or until meat is very tender; do not stir ingredients while cooking!
  7. 7
    As you serve, stir sauce gently to blend.

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