ITALIAN BRAISED BEEF WITH ROOT VEGETABLES
My mom, Angel, has always been the best cook in the neighborhood and everybody knew it. In the 1970s and '80s, when most of my friends were eating fast food and processed junk, all the kids wanted to come to my house for dinner. (We weren't going to go to the neighbors' houses to eat TV dinners.) This is one of the meals Mom would fix when I was growing up because it was easy, delicious and inexpensive, and it fed a crowd. This was my introduction to braising, the first braised dish I ever made-and I didn't even know we were braising. Mom called it pot roast and we had it weekly. And in true Italian pot roast fashion, we'd eat it over rigatoni. I now sometimes serve it over soft polenta with mascarpone, another excellent option. It showed me how much I loved the deep complex flavors of braises generally, which I prefer to eat over just about any other kind of dish. One of the pleasures of this meal is the big chunks of carrots and celery root that cook in that delicious liquid for four hours; they take on all the flavors of the braising liquid. They don't taste like carrots and celery root anymore; they taste like a steak, and that's why they're so good. A couple of critical steps in this recipe are getting a good sear on the meat and caramelizing the vegetables in the pot before deglazing. Beyond that, the red sauce is critical. And I also think it's important that a third of the meat be above the liquid-one of the factors that for me defines braising-so pot size is important; it shouldn't be so small that the meat is submerged or so big that the meat is sitting in just an inch of liquid.
Provided by Michael Symon : Food Network
Time 12h
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- For Yia Yia's Sunday sauce: Heat the oil in a 4-quart saucepan or large Dutch oven over medium heat. Brown the beef bones. Add the onions and cook until translucent, 2 minutes. Add the salt and garlic and cook until everything is soft but not browned, about 3 minutes. Squeeze the tomatoes one by one into the pan, pulverizing them by hand, and pour in their juice, too. Add the wine, oregano, red pepper flakes, if using, black pepper and bay leaf. Bring the sauce to a simmer, and then reduce the heat to its lowest possible setting, and continue to cook for 8 hours. The sauce should reduce by about one-third. Taste for seasoning and add more salt if necessary. Remove the bones and bay leaf. Set aside 2 cups. If not using the remaining sauce right away, let it cool, then cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 2 months. Yield: 8 cups.
- For the braised beef with root vegetables: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Sprinkle the meat liberally with salt and pepper as much as 1 day in advance. (Cover and refrigerate it if doing so and take the meat out of the fridge 30 minutes before cooking.) Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat. When the oil is on the verge of smoking, sear the meat for about 2 minutes per side. Move the meat to the side (or remove it from the pot altogether if necessary), and add the carrots, celery root and onions. Brown the vegetables for about 3 minutes, and then add the garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes longer. Pour in the wine and deglaze the pot, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom. Add Yia Yia's Sunday Sauce, 1 cup water and the bay leaves (and the pot roast if you removed it). Bring the liquid to a simmer and taste for seasoning. Add more salt if necessary. Cover the pot and place it in the oven for 3 hours, basting the meat occasionally during cooking time. When almost ready to serve, make the rigatoni, if using. Boil in salted water according to package directions until al dente. Discard the bay leaves before serving. Transfer the meat to a cutting board and slice into bite-size pieces, or shred with 2 forks. Return the meat to the pot of sauce along with the drained rigatoni. Toss to coat, and serve.
BRAISED BEEF STEW
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Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Stew
Time 2h
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven or stockpot.
- Season the flour with salt and pepper.
- Coat the beef cubes in the flour mixture to coat, shaking off excess flour.
- Brown the beef very well on all sides, then remove to a plate.
- Add the garlic, onion, and chili flakes to the pot, cooking 3 or 4 minutes, until soft, adding more oil if necessary.
- Add the tomato paste; stir with the onion/garlic mixture for 2 minutes.
- Stir in the beef broth and wine to the cooked onions, scraping up brown bits from the bottom of the pot.
- Add the beef back into the pot with, tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper, and the Dijon mustard (if using).
- Mix well, and bring to a simmer.
- Simmer, uncovered on top of the stove, or in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for about 1 hour, or until the meat is fork-tender.
- Add the carrots and potatoes.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook for 30 minutes more, or until veggies are tender.
ITALIAN BEEF STEW (SPEZZATINO DI MANZO)
Italian beef stew is a hearty dish made from cubes of chuck roast, mushrooms, carrots, and celery braised in a red wine sauce. Comfort for at its finest!
Provided by James
Categories Soup
Time 3h10m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300f and make room on the middle rack for a large Dutch oven. Heat a large Dutch oven to medium-low heat, then add the olive oil, carrots, celery, and onion. Cook for 5 minutes then add the mushrooms, turn heat to medium, and continue to cook stirring frequently.
- While the veggies are sauteing, pat the chuck roast cubes dry. Once the mushrooms release their water and most of it has evaporated from the pot, season the beef cubes with salt and pepper and add to the pot.
- Coat the beef with the veggies and oil. Let the beef cook for 5-10 minutes (it won't develop much color). Next, turn heat to medium-high and add the wine and cook for 5-7 minutes or until it mostly evaporates and absorbs into the beef. Using a wooden spoon scrape up all of the brown bits while the beef is cooking.
- Add the beef stock, rosemary, and bay leaf and stir it all together. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook in the oven for 2 1/2 hours or until tender. For the last 30-45 minutes braise with no lid to thicken the sauce and add a bit of color to the meat.
- Once the beef is tender remove the pot from the oven. If there is too much liquid in the pot use a slurry of cornstarch (see notes) to thicken or cook over medium heat on the stovetop to thicken and reduce the liquid. Once satisfied with the consistency, taste test and make final adjustments to salt and pepper. Serve with crusty bread or with polenta or mashed potatoes. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 538 kcal, Fat 25.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Cholesterol 191 mg, Sodium 1082 mg, Carbohydrate 7.1 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Sugar 3.6 g, Protein 67.7 g, ServingSize 1 serving
BRAISED ITALIAN BEEF STEW
This is another one that might take a little while to prepare, but the work and wait are WELL worth the effort! If you can't find a 5 lb. boneless beef chuck roast, 2 smaller ones will work just fine!
Provided by SkinnyMinnie
Categories Stew
Time 3h15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper.
- Place it in a wide, deep baking pan (like a turkey roaster).
- Preheat the broiler, and put the rack 4" from the heat, or enough room to allow for the pan.
- Put the meat under the broiler and leave the door ajar so the element stays lit.
- Broil for about 15 min, or until a deep brown.
- Turn it over, and broil for 5 min more.
- As the meat cooks, heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add the onion, celery, and carrot.
- Increase the heat to high and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 min, or until softened. If the vegetables begin to burn or stick, turn the heat down.
- Add the garlic to the softened vegetables.
- Reduce the heat to medium low and cook, stirring occasionally for another 3-4 minute.
- Scrape the softened vegetables into the pan with the browned meat.
- Add the wine (or beef broth), tomatoes, thyme, and bay leaf.
- Heat oven to 300ºF.
- Cover the pan with foil, and crimp it tightly.
- Bake for 3 hours.
- Remove the pan from the oven, and remove the meat to a serving platter.
- Remove and discard the bay leaf from the sauce.
- Put the sauce into a blender (or use a hand held immersion blender) to blend the liquid and vegetables into a smooth sauce.
- Cover the meat with the sauce and serve.
- Serve with mashed potatoes. Leftovers freeze well.
- **NOTE: For a GREAT leftover dish. Shred the leftover roast in a skillet with the leftover sauce (like BBQ pork/beef) with two forks. It is easier to do when the roast is warmed. Serve this over the pasta of your choice, we like fettuccine.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1128.6, Fat 78.8, SaturatedFat 30.6, Cholesterol 260.8, Sodium 1117.2, Carbohydrate 15.9, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 7.3, Protein 71.3
PEPOSA DELL'IMPRUNETA (TUSCAN BLACK PEPPER BEEF)
The story goes that terracotta tile workers in Impruneta, Tuscany, would place this stew into clay pots and cook it in their still-hot kilns overnight where it would be ready in the morning. They used a lot of pepper because the meat was not always top quality. The amount of pepper is up to you--I used a ridiculous amount, but even so it wasn't overpowering.
Provided by Chef John
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 3h40m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place meat in a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle all sides generously with 1 tablespoon kosher salt.
- Place chopped garlic and a pinch of salt in a mortar and mash with pestle until pastelike. Add tomato paste; mash until blended. Transfer mixture into bowl with beef and rub onto all sides of meat. Add crushed peppercorns and ground pepper. Distribute evenly over all sides of beef. Transfer to a deep skillet or Dutch oven bone side down. Tuck sage leaves, rosemary, and dry bay leaves between pieces of meat. Carefully add wine along the side of the pan to avoid washing over the top of the meat.
- Place pan over high heat and bring to a simmer; reduce heat to low. Cover tightly. Cook until meat is fork tender, turning pieces every 30 minutes or so, about 3 1/2 hours. Transfer pieces of meat to a warm bowl.
- Increase heat to high and bring braising liquid to a boil. Simmer until liquid is reduced by about half or until slightly thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove bones from meat.
- When sauce is thickened, transfer meat back to skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low and spoon sauce over meat. Cook until until heated through, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 654.6 calories, Carbohydrate 5.1 g, Cholesterol 116.2 mg, Fat 52.1 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 27.5 g, SaturatedFat 22.1 g, Sodium 1074.9 mg, Sugar 0.4 g
ITALIAN BEEF STEW
Recipe taken in the issue for the Crockpot in the Coup de Pouce. I tried this recipe without fennel and basil and we liked it :)
Provided by Boomette
Categories Stew
Time 8h25m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a skillet, heat oil at medium-high heat. Add beef cubes in many batches, and brown. Put beef cubes in crockpot.
- Deglaze the skillet. Add onions, garlic and cook 5 minutes or until soften. Add beef stock, wine, tomato paste, tapioca, rosemary and pepper. Bring to boil. Pour mixture in crockpot, add potatoes, carrots, fennel and stir. Cover and cook at low heat 8 to 10 hours.
- When ready to serve, add basil and stir.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 166.7, Fat 2.9, SaturatedFat 0.5, Sodium 540.8, Carbohydrate 26.2, Fiber 4.4, Sugar 10, Protein 4.2
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