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Recipe for Meat Stew

Yields4 ServingsPrep Time30 minsCook Time2 hrsTotal Time2 hrs 30 mins

"One of my favorite dishes without a doubt among all those my mother had the secret to. This traditional stew requires time and a simple technique to bring out the beautiful flavors of fresh vegetables, tender beef, divine red wine, and a rich, slightly sweet sauce."

For the stew
 450 beef shoulder
 Flour
 Olive oil
 ½ Salt
 1 pinch freshly ground pepper
 2 Yellow onion
 2 Carrot
 2 cloves Garlic
 1 tomato paste
 2 Bay leaf
 2 Fresh thyme
 2 Rosemary
 1 Peeled tomato
 1200 beef broth
 120 Fresh mushroom
For the Picada
 1 clove Garlic
 1 fresh parsley
 1 Roasted almonds
 5 Dark chocolate
 75 Water
Directions
1

When buying the meat, ask your butcher to clean the shoulder of nerves and tendons, one of the secrets to a delicious and tender stew. Once at home, cut the meat roughly and season each piece with salt and pepper, then cover with flour and stir gently to remove the excess.

2

Cover the bottom of a cast-iron pot with olive oil and brown the meat on each side before removing it and letting it rest on a plate off the heat.

3

Cover the bottom of a cast iron pot with olive oil and brown the meat on all sides before removing it and letting it rest on a plate off the heat.

4

It is time to return the meat to cook with its juice. Cover with crushed tomatoes, red wine, and port; sherry can also be used.

5

It is time to return the meat to the pot with its juices. Cover with crushed tomatoes, red wine, and port; sherry can also be used.

6

It is time to return the meat to the pot with its juices. Cover with crushed tomatoes, red wine, and port; sherry can also be used.

7

To finish, add slowly to taste after the stew has simmered for an hour.

Nutrition Facts

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Serving size

4

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