Zinfandel Beef Stew

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Zinfandel Beef Stew Ingredients

4 lb Stewing beef, cut into 2"	1 ts Salt
2 tb Olive oil	1 ts Freshly ground black pepper
2 md Onions, peeled and sliced	2 ts Thyme
4 Carrots, peeled and cut	3 Juniper berries
2 c Hot beef stock or bouillon	2 Bay leaves, crumbled
2 c Red Zinfandel wine	4 Carrots, cut into 3" chunks
1 Garlic clove, unpeeled	5 Potatoes, peeled and cut
1 Whole tomato (canned or

Instructions for Zinfandel Beef Stew

Soak wet clay pot in water for 15 minutes. Dry beef cubes thoroughly and saute briefly in a large skillet over high heat. Remove meat to pot. Cook onions and carrots in skillet for 3 minutes over medium high heat (add an additional tablespoon of oil if necessary). Pour beef stock in skillet, add wine and bring almost to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add salt, garlic, tomatoes and pepper. Place remaining herbs in a square of cheesecloth and tie into a bundle with string or thread. Bury bundle in meat. Pour contents of skillet over beef and herbs. Cover and place in a cold oven. Set oven temperature at 450F. and cook for 90 minutes. While stew is cooking, steam additional carrots and potatoes. Remove casserole from oven and discard herb bundle. Strain juice over a large bowl. Return beef cubes to casserole. Press baked vegetables in sieve placed over stewing juice. Pour juice over beef cubes in casserole. Add steamed carrots and potatoes to casserole. Cover and return to oven for 15-20 minutes. From Tuscon area newspapers, 1994, 3rd quarter, courtest Mike Orchekowski. File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/tn-94q3.zip

Main Ingredient: BeefCuisine: Uncategorized

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