Mediterranean Beef Stew Food

MEDITERRANEAN BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Add beef and cook for 5 minutes, browning all sides.
• Remove meat from pan.
• Add mushrooms, carrots, onion, celery and garlic to the pan.
• Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Return beef to the pan.
• Stir in water, and all the rest of the ingredients except the olives, red wine vinegar and parsley.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.
• Stir in olives and cook for 30 minutes or until beef is tender.
• Discard the bay leaves.
• Stir in vinegar and sprinkle with parsley.

MEDITERRANEAN BEEF STEW WITH OLIVES, SUN-DRIED TOMATOES, BASIL

Steps:

• Pat the meat dry. In a large flameproof casserole, heat the olive oil over moderately high heat. Add the meat in 2 batches and cook, turning, until nicely browned, about 5 minutes per batch. As the meat is cooked, remove it to a plate.
• Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are golden and beginning to brown around the edges, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until softened and fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour int he vermouth and boil until reduced by half, 1 to 2 minutes. Then add the chopped tomatoes with their juices, the vinegar, black pepper, hot pepper, and 1-1/2 cups water.
• Add the meat to the sauce, along with any juices that have collected on the plate. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer 1-1/4 hours. Add the olives and simmer 20 to 30 minutes longer, or until the meat is tender.
• Add the sun-dried tomatoes and simmer 5 minutes. (The stew can be made to this point up to 2 days in advance.) Just before serving, stir in the fresh basil.

MEDITERRANEAN BEEF STEW (CROCK POT!)

Steps:

• Place zucchini in bottom of a slow cooker.
• Add beef and remaining ingredients.
• Cover with lid, and cook on high heat setting for 5 hours or until meat is tender, or cover and cook on high heat setting for 1 hour; reduce to low heat setting, cook 7 hours.
• Remove and discard cinnamon stick before serving!

INSTANT POT MEDITERRANEAN BEEF STEW

Steps:

• whisk together flour, salt, pepper and organo.
• chop the roast into cubes, one or two inches.
• put beef in a plastic bag along with flour mixture.
• shake up the bag to coat the meat well.
• place instant pot in saute mode and add olive oil to grease the pot.
• saute onions, garlic, shallots and meat together until lightly browned (about 4 or 5 minutes). don't burn it.
• mix in broth, wine, balsamic vinegar and dates.
• cancel saute mode, put lid on and seal valve. use manual mode to cook for 40 minutes.
• when done, allow depressurize using 'natural release' method.
• serve over rice, mashed potatoes, or calliflower.

MEDITERRANEAN BEEF STEW (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Place zucchini in bottom of a 3 1/2 quart slow cooker.
• Add stew meat and remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on high setting 5 hours or until meat is tender.
• One half hour before serving, remove cover from slow cooker and stir stew.
• Continue to cook without cover for 30 minutes.
• Remove and discard cinnamon stick before serving.