Beef stifado

Name: Beef stifado | Asda Good Living
Total time: 3 h 47 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 red onions, halved and finely sliced; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 700g pack Butcher's Selection Diced Casserole Beef; 1 level tsp ground cumin; ½ level tsp ground cinnamon; 3 whole cloves; 1 tsp clear honey; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 bay leaf; 1 sprig thyme; 1 strip orange zest, without the white pith; 3 tbsp tomato purée; 250ml red wine; 250ml beef stock, made with 1 cube; 2 level tbsp cornflour; Green beans and baby potatoes with herbs and butter to serve

Onions and honey add a sweet tang to this classic Greek dish. Serve leftovers in pittas with tzatziki.

By Asda Good Living,21st September 2015

(46 votes)

Cook: 3 Hours 47 Mins

Serves: 6

Price: £1.58 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 100g serving contains

Energy
1327kj
317kcal

16%

Fat
14.9g

Med
21%

Saturates
5g

Med
25%

Sugars
4.8g

Low
5%

Salt
0.7g

Med
25%

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1327kj/317kcal

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil

2 red onions, halved and finely sliced

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

700g pack Butcher's Selection Diced Casserole Beef

1 level tsp ground cumin

½ level tsp ground cinnamon

3 whole cloves

1 tsp clear honey

2 tbsp red wine vinegar

1 bay leaf

1 sprig thyme

1 strip orange zest, without the white pith

3 tbsp tomato purée

250ml red wine

250ml beef stock, made with 1 cube

2 level tbsp cornflour

Green beans and baby potatoes with herbs and butter to serve

Method

Heat the oil in a pan, then cook the onions until soft but not coloured. Add the garlic and cook for another 1 minute.

Transfer to slow cooker with all the ingredients except the cornflour. Slow cook 7-8 hours (3 hours 30 minutes in the oven).

Transfer the meat to a serving dish, using a slotted spoon. Discard the bay leaf, cloves, thyme and orange zest.

Pour the liquid into a pan and add the cornflour mixture. Bring to the boil and simmer for 1 minute, stirring all the time. Pour over the meat and serve with beans and potatoes.

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