Italian Braised Beef With Garlic and Mushrooms
"I found this recipe a couple of weeks back in Metro News, a free newspaper published daily in Toronto. It was ideal for using up a cup of crushed tomatoes that I had in the freezer, left over from another recipe. The sauce is delicious. Because of the small amount of meat called for in the recipe, I would suggest doing as I did and using eye of the round steaks, which I sliced thinly after the dish finished cooking."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup dried porcini mushrooms (about 1/2 ounce)
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup dry red wine
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 carrots, julienned
- 2 celery ribs, julienned
- 4 garlic cloves, slivered
- 4 teaspoons brown sugar
- 3⁄4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 lb boneless eye of round beef steak, trimmed of fat
directions
- Combine the mushrooms and boiling water in a small bowl and let stand for 20 minutes.
- With the fingers, scoop the mushrooms out of the liquid.
- Strain the mushroom soaking liquid through a fine-meshed sieve and set aside.
- Coarsely chop the mushrooms.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine the mushrooms, soaking liquid, tomatoes, wine, tomato paste, carrots, celery, garlic, brown sugar, oregano, salt and pepper in a Dutch oven or flameproof casserole.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Add the meat to the pan and return to the boil.
- Cover, place in the oven, and bake until the meat is tender, about 1-1/2 hours.
- Slice the meat and serve with the vegetables and sauce.
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Reviews
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Great recipe! I didn't have any mushrooms (and my kids don't like them anyway), so I added an onion instead, but kept all the rest the same. I served it with mashed potatoes and fresh bread. It was delicious!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Irmgard
Canada
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