Portuguese Beef Stew - Alcatra


Description

Simple and tasty slow cook dish with minimal preparation as oven will do the perfect job.

Ingredients

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
20g butter
1kg piece of chuck steak, cut into 8 chunks
4 piece of bone marrow (about 6cm long cylinder shaped pieces)
200g whole piece of pancetta, cut into lardons
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves of garlic
10 whole allspice
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp tomato paste
600ml red wine
600ml beef stock
4 medium potatoes, peeled
Salt and pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 170°C.

Heat oil and butter in a stew pot. Season the meat all over with salt and pepper and seal in batches, on all sides until golden. Remove and set aside onto a plate.

Add the pancetta, onions, garlic, allspice and bay leaves and cook for 3-4 min to soften the onion then add the tomato paste. Return the meat along with the bone marrow and then deglaze the pot with the red wine. Reduce by a third and then add stock and potatoes. Add a little more salt and then place the lid on top.

Place in the oven and cook for about 2 hours or until the meat is tender.

Serve with peas and beans.

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