Stifado (Traditional Greek Stew)

Name: Stifado (Traditional Greek Stew)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (425 g) diced tomatoes; 125 ml red wine vinegar; 125 ml beef stock; 90 ml olive oil; 5 cloves garlic, halved; 2 cinnamon sticks; 10 cm orange zest, long strip; 1 tablespoon honey; 1 bay leaf; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 900 g beef chuck, cut into 3 cm chunks; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 450 g white pearl onions, halved; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley

Submitted by Poppy

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Ready In:: 3hrs 10mins
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 (425 g) diced tomatoes
125 ml red wine vinegar
125 ml beef stock
90 ml olive oil
5 cloves garlic, halved
2 cinnamon sticks
10 cm orange zest, long strip
1 tablespoon honey
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon ground cumin
900 g beef chuck, cut into 3 cm chunks
1 tablespoon olive oil
450 g white pearl onions, halved
1 teaspoon sugar
¹⁄₄ cup chopped flat leaf parsley

directions

Combine the tomatoes, vinegar, stock, 50 mls olive oil, garlic, cinnamon stick, orange zest, honey, bay leaf and cumin in a large casserole pot with a lid.
Stir through the beef until coated and refrigerate overnight to marinate.
Heat olive oil in a frying pan, add onions and sugar and cook until browned.
Pre heat the oven to 160°C.
Add onions to marinated beef and cover.
Cook for 2 ½- 3 hours until tender.

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This was super easy & so delicious! I love Greek food but can't get it where we live, so I was so happy to find this recipe! I made it with brown rice, some garlic herb flat bread and tzatziki dip. Made a wonderful meal with very little effort! Definitely a keeper!

moose_kristi
This was amazing! The aroma coming from the oven was heavenly and just from that we knew we were in for a treat. I did make a few additions and though they probably weren't authentic, they fit perfectly and added an extra dimension to the stew. Towards the end of cooking I added a drained and rinsed can of cannelini beans and some fresh spinach for some extra nutrition. We served this over brown rice and it made for a wonderfully scrumptious and South Beach diet friendly meal. Thank you so much for a recipe that is one of my favorites off Zaar so far!

shimmerchk
Have been looking for a recipe for this for years. The last time I had it I lived in Cyprus for 3 years in the 70's. It was wonderful and brought back so many memories. It is also very authentic.The only change I made was to reduce the Olive oil, as personally I do not like a lot. I made a flat style Cyprus loaf to soak up the juices. Wonderful!!!

kit444
I loved this dish! It was my first try cooking a greek entree and I am so glad I chose this recipe. After dinner there was just 1 small bowl left which I just ate for lunch. It is even better the second day.

Dawn399

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