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greek beef stifado in a plate with cinnamon and spoon

Greek beef stifado

Recipe for Greek beef stifado
The traditional Greek stew is made with beef or lamb. You may know the dish from a holiday in Cyprus or Crete. It also tastes great at home in Denmark or any other place in the world. We make stifado with beef and it just tastes great, but you can easily use lamb or pork instead.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Course Dinner
Cuisine Greek
Servings 4 people
Calories 603 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 0.5 dl olive oil
  • 1 kg beef cut in cubes
  • 500 g shallots
  • 4 cloves garlic chopped
  • 3.5 dl red wine
  • 2 tbsp tomato concentrate
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 sticks cinnamon
  • 1 pinch allspice crushed
  • 3 dl beef stock
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Instructions
 

Stifado in a pot

  • Start by peeling the onions and browning them well in a thick-bottomed pot with olive oil, pick them up and set them aside.
  • Brown the meat over high heat in the excess oil, it can advantageously be done a few times to avoid that too much meat juice is extracted.
  • When all the meat is browned, it is returned to the pot along with red wine, tomato concentrate, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, garlic and beef stock.
  • Now the lid must be put on and the heat must be lowered. The dish should simmer over low heat for approx. 40 min. If it reduces too much in, add more stock or water.
  • While the dish is simmering, cut a slice in the side of the onions, then they are cooked a little faster. After approx. 40 min., put the onions in the pot, now it all has to simmer for another hour. It is important that the onions are cooked well as they form part of the sauce. Stir in the pot occasionally, adding more liquid if necessary. Season with salt and pepper.
  • When the onions are cooked well and the meat is tender, the dish is ready to be served.

Stifado in a pressure cooker

  • Start by peeling the shallots and browning them well in olive oil. When the onions have acquired a nice golden color, they are picked up and set aside.
  • Then brown the meat in the excess oil from the onions. Do this a few times so that the meat does not boil instead of fry.
  • When all the meat is well browned, it all goes into the pressure cooker.
  • Then add red wine, stock, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, salt, pepper, allspice, cinnamon, garlic, tomato concentrate and the browned onions. Put the lid on and now cook the dish under pressure for 35 - 40 min.
  • When the time has passed, remove the pressure from the pan until the lid can be removed, season the dish with additional salt and pepper and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 603kcal
Keyword Greek beef stifado
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