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1.5 Kg Beef
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100g plain flour
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1/2 bottle red wine
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2 tablespoons (30 ml) red wine vinegar (or malt vinegar)
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3 garlic cloves thinly sliced
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800g baby onions
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olive oil
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1 cinnamon stick
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3 bay leaves
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1 teaspoon ground allspice (can substitute for 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon + 1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves + pinch of nutmeg)
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2 tablespoons tomato puree
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200 ml beef stock
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Salt and Pepper
Beef Stiffado
Ingredients
How to cook
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Oven 160 oC (gas mark 3)
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Chop beef into 1 inch cubes
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Season the flour with black pepper and and salt
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Coat the beef cubes with the seasoned flour
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Fry beef cubes in hot olive oil a few at a time until browned
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Fry onions until brown
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Add garlic for a minute
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Add wine, vinegar, cinnamon, allspice and heat in pan until it starts to bubble
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Add the fryingpan contents to a casserole dish with beef stock, bayleaves and tomato puree
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Put in the oven (with lid) for 3 - 4 hours.
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Marinate your throat with the remaining half bottle of red wine while waiting.