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Slow-Cooked Beef Stew

Floured chunks of beef browned and then left to simmer gently with onion, juniper and a little tomato until they melt into a thick sauce. Wonderful over polenta or mashed potatoes.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total3 h 19 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 20 gall-purpose flour, sifted
  • 750 gbeef chuck, cut into 3 cm (1 1/4 inch) chunks
  • 30 mlextra virgin olive oil
  • 1yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 2juniper berries
  • 720 mlbeef stock, heated, plus more as needed
  • 45 mltomato passata
  • to tastefine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Celery
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Carrot
  • Juniper
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Gelatin

Taste

  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weekend project

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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