Savory Braised Beef For 2 Food

BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Cut the beef into 2 inch chunks. Then add olive oil into a Dutch oven pot. Bring the heat to high. Once the oil is smoking, add the beef chunks into the pot. Evenly brown each side of the beef chunks. Then remove from the pot.
• Place the chopped onion and minced garlic into the pot and stir over medium high heat until the onion becomes translucent.
• Add the mushrooms and stir until they become tender.
• Then add 1/2 tsp thyme, 1/2 tsp oregano, 2 tsp paprika, 2 tsp salt , and 1/2 tsp black pepper. Stir and cook for about 2 minutes.
• Place the celery, baby carrots, and baby red potatoes into the pot, then place the browned beef chunks on top. Give them a quick stir.
• Pour in the red wine and chicken stock.
• Place the lid over the pot and bring it to a boil. Remove from the cook top and place it into a 320 Fahrenheit degree oven for 1 hour
• Meanwhile, with a fork combined 2 tbsp softened butter with 2 tbsp flour.
• After the beef has cooked for 1 hour place the butter and flour mixture into the pot and cook for an additional hour with the lid back on.

MOROCCAN BRAISED BEEF

Steps:

• Place flour in a large shallow dish; add beef and turn to coat. In a large skillet, brown beef in oil. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the broth, onions, tomatoes, wine and seasonings. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until the meat is tender. , During the last 30 minutes of cooking, stir in the raisins. Serve with couscous if desired. Freeze option: Freeze cooled beef mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth if necessary. Serve as directed.

WINE-BRAISED SHORT RIBS FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 F.
• Salt the short ribs liberally on all sides. Coat the bottom of a medium-sized ovenproof Dutch oven with oil and heat over medium-high heat. When the oil shimmers, add the ribs in a single layer without crowding. Brown on all sides (as best you can). Remove and set aside.
• Add the onion and diced carrot (reserve the other carrot) to the pan and cook, stirring, until the onion pieces separate and the vegetables begin to soften. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.
• Stir in the tomato paste and cook for a few minutes, until the paste begins to brown slightly. Add the wine and stir, scraping the bottom of the pan to dissolve the browned fond. Bring to a boil and cook for a minute or so, then add the beef stock and bay leaf. Add the ribs; the meat should be mostly but not completely submerged. If the liquid level doesn't come about two-thirds of the way up the ribs, add more beef stock.
• Cover the dutch oven and place in the oven. Cook for about 90 minutes, or until the meat is tender and is pulling away from the bones (depending on the size of the ribs and your oven, this can take longer. Be patient.) If some or all of the meat falls off the bones completely, don't worry.
• When the ribs are is done, remove from the sauce and keep them warm in a warming drawer or low oven. Strain the sauce mixture through a coarse strainer into a fat separator and discard the solids. When the fat has separated, pour the sauce back into the pan. If you don't have a fat separator, remove the meat, strain the sauce and let it sauce cool until any fat has risen to the top. Remove as much fat as possible with a spoon or use paper towels to blot it off, then return the sauce to the pan. Note: If you like, you can make the dish to this point and refrigerate overnight before finishing. Don't worry about removing the fat from the sauce; just refrigerate the sauce and meat separately and remove the layer of fat from the sauce before continuing.
• Over medium-high heat, bring the sauce to a boil. Reduce the heat, keeping the sauce barely boiling. Add the sliced carrot and pearl onions and cook about 6 minutes or until carrots are just tender. If necessary, continue to boil the sauce until it thickens to the consistency of gravy. Add a few grinds of black pepper, and if the sauce is too acidic the brown sugar. Turn the heat down, so the sauce is barely simmering. (*If you've refrigerated the meat and sauce overnight, add the ribs back to the sauce at this point and heat for 7 to 8 minutes before continuing with the final step.)
• About 5 minutes before serving, add the ribs and mushrooms to the sauce to heat through. Serve over mashed potatoes, grits or noodles.

SAVORY BRAISED SHORT RIBS

Steps:

• Brown short ribs well on all sides (about 30 minutes) in Dutch oven over medium heat.
• Add broth, onion, 1 c water, peppercorns, worchstershire sauce, garlic, bay leaf and marjoram.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and cook slowly 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until tender, turning once.
• Meanwhile, prepare Horseradish Sauce.
• Place short ribs on serving platter and keep warm.
• Skim fat from cooking liquid.
• Combine flour with 1 /2 cup water, mixing until smooth; combine with cooking liquid, bring to a boil, stirring constantly, reduce heat and cook slowly 3 minutes.
• Strain, if necessary, and serve with short ribs.
• Garnish platter with tomato wedges and parsley.
• Serve Horseradish sauce with short ribs.
• HORSERADISH SAUCE.
• 1/4 Cup Dairy Sour Cream 1 T Prepared Mustard 2 1/2 T Prepared Horseradish 1/8 t Salt Combine sour cream, horseradish, mustard and salt in small bowl.
• Cover and refrigerate.