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Stifado (Greek Beef Stew with Onions)

Name: Stifado (Greek Beef Stew with Onions)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Greece
Ingredients: beef chuck, cubed 700 g; pearl onions 300 g; crushed tomatoes 250 g; onion, chopped 100 g; garlic cloves 8 g; cinnamon stick 1 pieces; cloves 2 pieces; bay leaves 2 pieces; red wine vinegar 30 ml; olive oil 40 ml; fine salt 5 g; black pepper 2 g

A cinnamon-scented Greek beef stew with pearl onions and tomato.

85 minutes · 4 servings · Easy

Stifado is a stew built around onions rather than meat, and the onions are cooked long enough that they turn sweet and collapse. Cinnamon and bay give it a warmth that surprises people expecting something sharper. It is served with rice or potatoes, which are not in the pot.

Ingredients

beef chuck, cubed700 g
pearl onions300 g
crushed tomatoes250 g
onion, chopped100 g
garlic cloves8 g
cinnamon stick1 pieces
cloves2 pieces
bay leaves2 pieces
red wine vinegar30 ml
olive oil40 ml
fine salt5 g
black pepper2 g

Directions

1
Sear beef in oil 6 minutes.
beef is browned
2
Soften chopped onion 5 minutes.
3
Add tomato, vinegar, garlic, spices; cover; braise at 160C for 35 minutes.
4
Add pearl onions; braise 25 minutes more.
5
Rest 5 minutes.

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