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Beef Stifado

Ingredients
leen beef cubed    1kg
shallots               500gm
Onion small   2
Tomatoes       2
garlic cloves   to taste
Cloves            4
 Small wine glass of extra virgin olive oil
Red wine  
Red wine vinegar
tomato puree paste 2tbs
Cinnamon stick  2
sprigs of rosemary  3
ground nutmeg  2tsp
bay leaves 5
black pepper
salt

Method
Put meat in a fry pan and sear the meat then add the olive oil onions and garlic leave until onions start to go soft about 6 mints.Then add the glass of red wine and 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar cover and leave for 6 minus
Then add your cinnamon stock cube cloves nutmeg bay leaves rosemary tomato puree and salt and pepper to taste keep stirring to let all your ingredients mix together. then finally add your chopped tomatoes and continue stirring for 6 mints, then transfer to a clay pot or casserole dish and add about 1/4-1/2 liter of water be careful not to drown the sauce then cook for at least one hour in the oven on a moderate heat keeping checking you don't want it to dry out and add water if needed you are aiming for thick rich sauce texture
whilst cooking place your shallots into hot water to soften the skin and peel then fry these in little olive oil be careful not to burn them just im to softer them and add a little color and these so stifado after one hour of cooking in the over and then add them to the post and cook for a further 1 hour until the meat is tender.