Beef stifado

Name: Beef stifado
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: Greek
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; 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

Instructions

Cook:2h

In Greece, stifado is served with hilopittes (egg pasta) or orzo (rice-shaped grains of pasta). Once you've tried this a few times and become addicted to its intense flavours, you can try swapping the beef for veal or rabbit.

Updated at: Fri, 06 Sep 2024 01:59:29 GMT