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- WINE COUNTRY STEW
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- Ingredients:
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- 2-3 lbs top sirloin, cut into 2 inch cubes
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- 2 tbs bacon fat
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- 1/2 lbs Westphalian ham, cut in 1 inch cubes
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- 2 large onions, chopped
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- 25 stuffed green olives, halved
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- 1 bottle (but no more than 3 cups) full bodied red
- wine (petite Sirah, Zinfandel, etc.)
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- 2 tbs green peppercorns or 2 teaspoons freshly
- ground pepper
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- 1 teaspoon salt
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- 4 tbs brandy
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- 3/4 cup heavy cream
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- 5 cloves garlic wrapped in cheesecloth
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- 3/4 teaspoon thyme
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- 1/2 cup raisins soaked in hot water for 5 minutes
- and drained
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- flour and water
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- Brown beef in 12' skillet with bacon fat over moderately
- high heat, for 3-5 minutes. Add ham and onions, and saute' 3-4
- minutes until onions are golden brown. Place beef, onions, and
- ham in large Dutch oven. Add olives, garlic, raisins, and wine.
- Cover and cook in preheated oven at 350oF for 40 minutes. Add
- peppercorns, salt, brandy, and cream. Continue cooking for 30'
- longer. Strain the juices and arrange meat, keeping warm.
- Return juices and add 1&1/2 tbs. flour, and 3 tbls. water per cup
- of juice. Heat 2-3 minutes with low heat for about 5 minutes,
- stirring. Pour over the meat and serve with rice dish and a
- buttered vegetable.
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