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Beef & onion herbs recipe

Ingredients (nutrition)

  • 2 fl oz olive oil
  • 2 lb baby onions
  • 2 lb chuck steak, cut into bite size chunks
  • 3 garlic cloves, cut into halves
  • 4 fl oz red wine
  • 4 cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons tomato puree
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 14 fl oz water
  • 2 tablespoons currants

Preparation (instructions)

  1. Heat olive oil over medium heat in a saucepan.
  2. Saute onions until golden.
  3. Remove onions from pan and drain on kitchen paper towel.
  4. Add meat to the pan and stir over a high heat until meat is browned.
  5. Add garlic, wine, cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, vinegar, tomato puree, salt and pepper.
  6. Pour water into the pan and bring to the boil.
  7. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
  8. Return cooked onions to the saucepan.
  9. Add currants and continue to simmer for 15 minutes.
  10. Remove cinnamon and serve hot.

Servings: 4

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