วันเสาร์ที่ 17 มีนาคม พ.ศ. 2555

Beef Stew with Prunes and Pine Nuts

Yield > 4
Keys : Beef Soups Stews Meats Spanish Spain European
Mediterranean Spanish
Ingredients :
(Estofado Con Ciruelas Y
Pinones)
2 lb Lean stewing beef cut 2" in
cubes
1 med Onion cut in large slices
2 x Garlic cloves unpeeled
1 lrg Tomato, red ripe unpeeled
1/3 x to 1/2 cup Olive oil
1/2 cup Dry white wine
2 tbl Cognac
1 tbl Flour heaping tbsp
1 cup Boiling water
1/2 tsp Paprika
1/2 x Bay leaf
1 sprg Fresh thyme
(or 1/2 teaspoon dried
thyme)
1 pch Cinnamon
Salt to taste
1/2 lb Dried prunes
Method :
• Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil over high heat in a heavy
metal casserole. When oil is on verge of smoking, brown meat
rapidly, 1 pound at a time. When browned, remove it to a
bowl. (If you do not have a metal casserole, brown the meat in
a frying pan; then continue, using earthenware casserole.)
• Add olive oil if needed and allow it to heat before frying
the onion and garlic until brown. Add tomato cut in eighths; fry
until juice has evaporated. Add cognac and wine; continue
cooking over high flame until liquid evaporates. Reduce flame,
add salt, paprika, cinnamon, thyme, bay leaf, and flour. Stir
vigorously until flour is browned. Put meat back in casserole.
Add a cup of boiling water, mix, cover, and simmer for 2 hours
or until meat is tender. If the sauce becomes too dry during
cooking, add boiling water in small amounts. If the sauce is too
thin when meat is done, remove meat and boil sauce
uncovered until thick enough. The consistency of the sauce will
vary with the amount of juice released by the meat.
• Before serving, place meat in a dish and strain sauce
over it.
• Prepare estofado as directed above. A half hour before
serving, put prunes to boil in enough water to cover. Remove
and strain when tender. Fifteen minutes before serving, boil
pine nuts in water to cover in a separate saucepan. Drain and
add pine nuts and prunes to estofado.
• The prunes are added only at the last moment to avoid
oversweetening the sauce; the pine nuts are added just before
serving in order to preserve their whiteness.

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