Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, stifatho. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Stifado is rooted from the Middle Ages of Italy, where it was originally named stufato which means stew, then brought to Greece by Venetian people. There, it has reached its more or less final form, after receiving various influences from the Turkish and farther Middle-Eastern cuisines. The following recipe is one of the traditional greek recipes that need to not be forgotten. The characteristic ingredient for this one is the shallot onion and its name…"Stifado" Stifado - Traditional Beef Stew With Shallots Stifado or Sti-fa-th-o as it's pronounced in Greek is a truly flavorful meat stew.
Stifatho is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Stifatho is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook stifatho using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Stifatho:
- Make ready 1 kg steak meat
- Prepare 30 grams butter
- Take 2 clove garlic, crushed
- Make ready 2 small onions. chopped
- Get 6 cm piece orange rind
- Prepare 410 grams can of tomatoes
- Make ready 1/2 cup dry red wine, not cooking wine
- Make ready 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- Prepare 2 tbsp white vinegar
- Get 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- Make ready 1 tsp sugar
- Make ready 1/2 cup water
- Make ready 1 tbsp olive oil
- Get 500 grams baby onions ,peeled
Heat half of the butter and half of the first tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown half of the beef cubes on all sides, and place into a large saucepan. Repeat with the remaining butter, olive oil, and beef. (στιφάδο, στυφάδο, Stifatho) Stifado is a hearty Greek one-pot stew that is ideal for a cold winter's day. Although the ingredients vary from region to region and from cook to cook, the essential ones are large amounts of onions, tomatoes, wine or vinegar, and sometimes garlic.
Instructions to make Stifatho:
- Cut the steak into 2 cm pieces,heat half the butter and half of the oil in pan .Brown off the meat,remive from pan
- Add chopped onions .the garlic and the orange rind cook until onion is soft. Stir in the all other ingredients except extra spoon olive oil and baby onions.Simmer ,covered for an hour.
- In the meantime heat the extra spoonful of oil, add peeled baby onions in a pan.cool until well browned all over. Add onions to steak mixture, simmer covered for 20 minutes until steak and onions well tender.Remove lid and simmer for another 10-15 minutes until thickened slightly. Romove the orange rind before serving .
- Serve over rice or with new potatoes.
- Serves 4-6 people
Repeat with the remaining butter, olive oil, and beef. (στιφάδο, στυφάδο, Stifatho) Stifado is a hearty Greek one-pot stew that is ideal for a cold winter's day. Although the ingredients vary from region to region and from cook to cook, the essential ones are large amounts of onions, tomatoes, wine or vinegar, and sometimes garlic. You'll most likely be amazed at how versatile Greek cuisine is. It's not all about salads and feta cheese. This typically holiday-centric cuisine has so much going for it once the tourists are gone for the summer: Greek winter food.
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