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Recipe: Aromatic Beef in Red Wine
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lisa, uk 3-7-1999
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 MSG ID: 082887

Hi Gerald! If you scroll up I posted a recipe for Greek Beef - you can se beef
cheeks in this. OR try this one - complicated but boy is it worth it in the
end.....

Aromatic Beef in Red Wine

3 lb / 1.4 kg lean beef, cut into 2" pieces
2 large onions, sliced
1 1/2 tbs ground allspice
2 large cloves garlic, chopped
8 bay leaves
2 tbs dried oregano
about 1 1/4 pints/725 ml dry red wine
2 rashers lean bacon finely diced
4 fl oz/125 ml olive oil
1 1/2 lb/ 675 g small boiling onions, peeled
1 1/2 oz/45g plain flour plus extra for dredging
2 lb/ 900g ripe tomatoes, diced and juices reserved
1 tsp honey
3" cinnamon stick
4 fl oz/125 ml meat stock or water
salt and pepper
2 1/2 oz olives pitted and chopped

Combine meat, onions, allspice, garlic, 4 of the bay leaves, 1 tbs of the
oregano, and the red wine in a large bowl. Cover and set aside in a cool place
for 2-4 hours.
You can put it in the fridge overnight if you want too.
Heat the oven to 140C/275F/Gas1.
Sauté the bacon in it’s own fat in a large frying pan for 2-3 minutes and
transfer to a large casserole dish.
Add half the olive oil to the frying pan and sauté the boiling onions until
lightly browned on all sides, about 10 minutes.
Drain and set aside.
Remove the meat from the marinade, reserving the marinade, and pat dry with
kitchen paper.
Lightly dredge with flour, shake off the excess.
Add 3 tbs of the remaining olive oil in the frying pan and sauté half the meat
until lightly browned on all sides. Transfer to the casserole dish and repeat
with the remaining meat.
Bring the marinade to a boil in a pan and then simmer until reduced by about
one third.
Strain the marinade through a sieve into the frying pan and discard the solids.
Bring to the boil stirring well.
Add the reduces marinade, tomatoes, honey, cinnamon, stock salt and pepper,
remaining bay leaves and 1 tbs oregano to the casserole dish. Mix everything
together well.
Usually the casserole is sealed with a flour and water dough and then baked for
2 1/2 hours. This can be very difficult to remove though, so place some foil over
the casserole dish and then put on a tight fitting lid so as little steam
escapes as possible.

After 2 1/2 hours, break the seal/take off the lid and add the onions.
If there is more than about 12 fl oz sauce leave the casserole uncovered. If
less, add a little water or stock. Bake for 30 minutes longer.

Bring a small pan of water to the boil. Add the olives, leave to stand for 5
minutes and then drain and rinse and add to the casserole. Chop the parsley,
capers, garlic and lemon zest together.

Arrange the meat and onions on a large plate, spoon over the sauce and then
sprinkle with the parsley mixture.





Replies:
  ISO: Beef Cheeks
  Gerald Simpson - 3-4-1999
 
MSG ID: 082870
1 Recipe: Aromatic Beef in Red Wine
    lisa, uk - 3-7-1999
   
MSG ID: 082887
  2 Sounds fiddly Lisa, LOL. n.t.
    Elly, Ohio - 3-7-1999
   
MSG ID: 082906
  3 you cheeky Elly you...lol lol (nt)
    lisa, uk - 3-9-1999
   
MSG ID: 082927
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