Beef Stifado

Ingredients

Method

1. Put meat in a frying pan and sear the meat then add the olive oil, onions and garlic leave until onions start to go soft (about 5 minutes)
2. Add water to cover Beef
3. Add your cinnamon, nutmeg, bay leaves, rosemary, tomato puree and salt and pepper to taste. keep stirring to let all your ingredients mix together.
4. Finally add your tomatoes and continue stirring for 5 minutes,
5. Then transfer to a gastro or casserole dish and add about 1/4 – 1/2 litre of water, be careful not to drown the sauce, then cook for at least one hour in the oven on a moderate heat, keeping checking you do not want it to dry out and add water if needed you are aiming for a thick rich sauce texture,
6. Add the shallots to Stifado after one hour of cooking in the oven and then add them to the pot and cook for a further 1 hour until the meat is tender.

Key Points

You could marinate the meat over night in the fridge in some oil and garlic to add more flavour to this dish

Allergens

Celery, Sulphites