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Recipe : **** Beef Estouffade

Beef Estouffade
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Course:
Main Dish

Practical information

  • Prep time
    45 min
  • Cooking
    3 h 30
  • Difficulty
    Very easy
  • Pause
    12 h
  • Ready in
    16 h 15
  • Price
    Friendly budget
  • Rate:
             

Categories

Difficulty:
easy recipe
Preparation:
in advance
Category:
Meat recipes
Tags:
Beef

Recipe's Ingredients

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  • 3 med carrots
  • 2 med onions
  • ½ teaspoons salt
  • ¼ teaspoons pepper
  • 1 pch thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 cloves
  • 4 bacon strips
  • 1 calf's foot, or calf's knuckle
  • 4 tomatoes
  • 16 green pitted olives
  • 1 tablespoon arrowroot
  • 900 g round of beef
  • 250 ml red wine
  • 250 ml consomme

  • Recipe preparation steps

  • 1
    Cut beef into 2-inch cubes.
  • 2
    In a bowl, combine meat, carrots, onions, salt, pepper, thyme.
  • 3
    bay leaf, cloves, and wine.
  • 4
    Let stand for 12 hours, turning meat occasionally.
  • 5
    Dry meat with paper towels.
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    Drain marinade.
  • 7
    Place vegetables from marinade in a cheesecloth bag tied with a string.
  • 8
    In Dutch oven or large, heavy saucepan, place bacon and cook over low flame for 5 minutes.
  • 9
    Remove bacon and set aside.
  • 10
    Raise flame under pan.
  • 11
    When fat is hot, add meat and cook until well browned on all sides.
  • 12
    Lower flame.
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    Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • 14
    Add calf's foot, bag of vegetables, consomme, marinade, and tomatoes.
  • 15
    Return bacon to pan.
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    Bring to boil.
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    Cover tightly and simmer for 3 hours.Meanwhile, cook olives in boiling water for 5 minutes.
  • 18
    Drain.
  • 19
    Cut beef into thin slices.
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    Arrange slices on heated serving dish and keep warm.
  • 21
    Bone the calf's foot and dice the meat.
  • 22
    Remove meat to serving dish.
  • 23
    Add olives, and arrowroot dissolved in water to pan.
  • 24
    Cook for 5 minutes.
  • 25
    Pour over meat.
  • Ready !