Sun Oven Mediterranean Beef Stew Food

SUN OF A GUN BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in Dutch oven or large skillet. Add garlic and chopped beef.
• Brown beef on all sides.
• Add onion, stewed tomatoes, and 3 quarts of water.
• Add seasoning, tomatoes, potatoes, and onion and simmer for 2 hours watching carefully to be sure the pot doesn't go dry.
• Add vegetables and pearl barley and simmer covered for 1 hour.
• Add water as needed.
• Thicken stew with cornstarch.

SUN OVEN BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Set Global Sun Oven out to preheat. Place meat in a large bowl. Sprinkle with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper; toss to coat. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat in a large Dutch oven. Brown the meat in two batches, adding an additional tablespoon of oil, if necessary. Transfer meat to a platter. Add onions to pot; sauté until softened, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add garlic; continue to sauté for another minute. Stir in flour and cook until lightly colored, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in wine, scraping up any browned bits. Add chicken broth, bay leaves, thyme and meat. Cover and place in GSO¨. Cook until meat is tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. (Stew can be cooled at this point, covered and refrigerated up to 3 days.) Before serving, steam carrots until just tender. If serving the stew the same day the carrots can be cooked alongside the stew in a pouch made of parchment paper. Add pouch to GSO¨ approx. 30 minutes prior to the end of the stew's cooking time. Add steamed carrots and uncooked peas to the fully cooked stew; cover and let stand about 5 minutes. Stir in parsley. Serve with mashed potatoes.

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

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.

SUN OVEN MEDITERRANEAN BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Set Global Sun Oven out to preheat. Combine the beef, leeks, Herbes de Provence, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and all but 1 teaspoon of the garlic in a large pot. Add the tomatoes and wine; mix well. Cover and cook in GSO until the beef is fork tender, 2 to 3 hours. About 30 minutes prior to serving, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, the reserved garlic, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms brown and any liquid evaporates, about 5 minutes. Stir the mushrooms and olives into the pot in the GSO. Cover and continue cooking until the mushrooms are tender, about 20 minutes. Combine the basil and orange zest in a small bowel; sprinkle over each serving.