Stifado

Name: Stifado
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 800g beef, cubed; 500g baby onions, peeled whole; 1 cup red wine; 2 cups crushed tomatoes

Στιφάδο/stee-FAH-thoh/

Also known as: Greek Beef and Onion Stew

About this dish

A rich Greek beef stew braised slowly with whole baby onions, cinnamon, and red wine.

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Ingredients

🥩800g beef, cubed

🧅500g baby onions, peeled whole

🍷1 cup red wine

🍅2 cups crushed tomatoes

Method

Serves 2

Brown the beef cubes in olive oil, then set aside.

Sauté the whole baby onions briefly.

Return the beef to the pot with tomatoes, red wine, cinnamon, and bay leaf.

Cover and simmer slowly until the beef is very tender.

Serve with rice or crusty bread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Stifado is a traditional Greek stew, distinguished by its generous use of whole small onions and warm spices like cinnamon and clove.

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