Beef stew. Stifado is a Greek beef stew and my all-time favorite Greek dish. Chunks of tender beef are cooked with shallots in a rich aromatic tomato sauce. Serve with boiled rice and a good supply of crusty bread to mop up the rich sauce!
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You can cook Beef stew using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Beef stew
- You need 1/2 kg of raw meat.
- It's 2 of ripe tomatoes (frozen).
- Prepare 1 of big onion.
- Prepare of Coriander.
- You need of Green capsicum.
- You need of Ginger and garlic paste.
- Prepare of Beef masala.
- You need of Graham masala.
- It's of Tumeric.
- It's to taste of Salt.
- Prepare 3 tbsp of olive oil.
- You need 1 of carrot.
Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and toss to coat. Beef stew is a cold weather essential. Read on to get all the hot deets on this ultra-comforting stew.
Beef stew step by step
- Wash and cut the meat in pieces and bring to boil..
- Chop onions, capsicum and coriander. Dice carrot or you can grate. Grate the frozen tomatoes..
- When the water in meat dries up. Add oil, ginger and garlic paste followed by onions. Let them saute to a sweet aroma then add tomatoes, stir well and add spices and salt. Stir and let simmer for 2min..
- Add in carrots and capsicum 5min before switching off the heat. Let cook, add coriander and turn off the heat..
- Serve and bring the appetite on the table..
Remove the beef from the pot and add the vinegar and wine. Cook over medium-high heat, scraping the pan with a wooden spoon to loosen any browned bits. Add the beef, beef broth and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a slow simmer. I took the great base recipe, and tweaked it with a compilation of reviewer recommendations.
