Beef Pastitsada from Corfu Island
Author/ Συγγραφέας: Katerina
Recipe type/ Τύπος Πιάτου: Main Course
Cuisine/ Κουζίνα: Greek
Serves: 4
- 1 kilo / 2 lb. beef cut in cubes
- 200 gr. / 7 oz. shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 2 cups sweet red wine
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 onions, thickly sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp sugar
- Salt, pepper
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp all spice
- 3 bay leaves
- ½ tsp sweet paprika
- 300 gr. / 11 oz. chilopites or any other pasta, rice or potatoes
- In a nonstick skillet sauté the beef from all sites.
- Remove and put aside.
- In the same skillet pour couple of tbsp of olive oil and sauté the onion, the mushrooms and garlic for about 3 minutes.
- Return the beef in the skillet add the spices and herbs and the wine and vinegar.
- Boil in high for five minutes.
- If you are using your slow cooker, put everything in there and program it to high for six hours.
- If you are using your stove, lower the heat to low and let it boil until the meat becomes tender.
- I would say no less than three to four hours.
- If you are using your pressure cooker, put everything in there bring to boil, cover with the lid and follow your manufacturer’s instructions.
- I would say a total time of two hours in pressure cooker would make it very soft.
- When cooking time is over and the sauce is somewhat runny you can thicken it with a couple of tbsp. of corn starch dissolved in 2 tbsp of water.
- Serve over pasta.
Recipe by Culinary Flavors at https://www.culinaryflavors.gr/beef-pastitsada-from-corfu-island/
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