Stefado Beef And Onion Stew Recipes

DOROTHY'S STEFADO

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, cook beef in oil until beef is browned. Remove beef, and set aside. Mix sugar into the drippings, add onions, and cook until golden. Remove onions from pan.
• Return beef to the pot, and place onions on top. Mix the tomato paste, wine, and wine vinegar together, and add to saucepan. Place the garlic, pickling spices, bay leaf, cinnamon, and rosemary in a spice bag; add to the pan. Season with salt and pepper. Cover, and simmer for 2 to 3 hours, adding more liquid if necessary.

GREEK BEEF STEW WITH ONIONS (STIFADO)

Steps:

• Start by washing the beef under running water. Pat the meat dry and dice it into even chunks of approximately 150gr weight.
• In a large pot add 1L water, the diced meat and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Let them boil over medium heat for approximately 50-60 minutes. This long boiling process will render the meat soft which will melt in your mouth.
• When the meat starts to boil , a white froth will appear in the water in the first 10-15 minutes. Be sure to remove this and continue to allow the meat to boil.
• Meanwhile, start preparing the onions or shallots. This recipe calls for a lot of onions so be ready for this part. Remove the skin of the onions and wash them under a running tap. Pat them dry with a paper towel. Washing the onions will mellow their flavour.
• Chop the ends of the onions which harbour the most sulphuric compounds that can tear your eyes. Continue by halving the onions and then chopping them rather thick into 1.5cm chunks. The onions need to be chopped rather thick as they will be cooked for a rather long time. Thinly sliced onion will simply disintegrate in the pot.
• In another pot, pour olive oil over medium to high heat. As soon as the oil is ready, add a small to medium amount of onions, approximately 3-4 onions and the garlic cloves. Add paprika and sugar and sauté the onions for a couple of minutes.
• Continue by adding onions very 3-4 minutes into the pot until you had added all the onions. Stir continuously throughout these steps. These whole process will last for approximately 15-20 minutes.
• It is now time to add tomato paste, tomatoes, red wine, bay leaves, 1 teaspoon salt and allspice.
• By this time the meat will have boiled sufficiently. Strain the meat and keep the water in which the meat boiled. This would now be your meat stock to add in the stew.
• Pour the meat stock in the pot with your onions until all your onions are covered by it.
• Let the onions boil with the beef stock for 15 minutes.
• Continue by adding the meat. If you feel that there is not enough water/stock in your pot, please add enough to cover the meat.
• Add red wine vinegar and boil the stew over medium heat for 25-30 minutes.
• After 10 minutes or so you can add the dried prunes.
• Taste the stew for seasoning and add if necessary.

BEEF STIFADO (GREEK BEEF & ONION STEW)

Steps:

• In a pot, heat the oil over medium heat and add the peeled onions.
• Sauté for 5-10 minutes or until golden and soft.
• Remove the onions and set aside.
• Brown the beef in two batches in the pot.
• Do not add all the beef at once into the pot otherwise it will create too much steam and it will not brown properly.
• Do this in 2-3 batches.
• ​Place all of the browned beef back into the pot.
• Add all of the ingredients except the onions.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer.​
• Simmer for 1 hour 15 minutes or until the sauce has thickened and the beef is tender.
• Check the seasoning and add some more salt if needed.​
• Add the onions to the pot and shake it a bit so that they can settle in the stew.
• Stirring may cause them to fall apart.
• Simmer for 30 minutes more.​
• Serve with rice, hearty bread or mashed potatoes.​
• Enjoy!

STEFADO (GREEK BEEF STEW WITH SMALL ONIONS)

Steps:

• Brown beef cubs in olive oil in a large Dutch oven.
• Remove and set aside.
• Mix sugar into the drippings and add the onions, cooking until golden.
• Return beef to the pot.
• Mix in tomato paste, wine, wine vinegar, garlic, dill seed and rosemary.
• Place cinnamon and bay leaf in a spice bag of cheesecloth (or just add it and remember to fish them out of the stew later).
• Cover and simmer for 2 to 3 hours or until tender (I usually have to add about a cup of water about halfway through).
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Alternatively, you can bake this at 275 degrees F in your oven; adjust times accordingly, if needed.

STIFATHO: GREEK BEEF & ONION STEW

Steps:

• In a stew pot, lightly brown the meat in olive oil.
• Add remaining ingredients and enough water to cover plus 1 1/2 inches. Stir ingredients together.
• Bring to a boil and immediately reduce heat to low until gently simmering. Cover and simmer for 3-4 hours without stirring, until only a sauce remains.

STEFADO - (BEEF AND ONION STEW) RECIPE

Steps:

• Saute the beef in olive oil. Add garlic, bay leaves, wine vinegar, wine and salt and pepper. Add enough water to cover. Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, add more water, if necessary. When stew is ready to serve, add the onions and heat thoroughly. Serve over rice. This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.

BEEF STIFADO

Steps:

• Heat half of the butter and half of the first tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown half of the beef cubes on all sides, and place into a large saucepan. Repeat with the remaining butter, olive oil, and beef. Stir the onions and garlic into the oil remaining in the skillet, and reduce heat to medium; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour in the red wine, and bring to a simmer, then scrape the onions into the saucepan with the beef.
• Season the beef with salt, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, and orange zest. Pour in the diced tomatoes and water. Cover, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat; then reduce heat to medium-low, and continue simmering 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil in the skillet over medium heat. Stir in the pearl onions, and cook until they are well browned, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes. After the beef has simmered for an hour, add the pearl onions, recover, and continue simmering 20 minutes.
• Remove the lid, and simmer, uncovered until the stew has reduced and slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove the orange zest before serving.

BEEF AND ONION STEW

Steps:

• Dredge meat in flour; brown in butter in a Dutch oven. Add the onion and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Add broth, vinegar, tomato paste and seasonings. Cover and simmer for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until meat is tender. Serve over rice or noodles.