Beef Stew with Prunes

Name: Beef Stew with Prunes
Prep time: 1 d
Cook time: P3H
Total time: P1H
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: stewing beef; garlic; almonds; onions; sesame seeds; red wine; tomatoes; ginger; coriander seeds; salt and black pepper; paprika; saffron threads; carrots; cinnamon; cloves; prunes

Submitted by vtcook

YIELD

1 batch

PREP

1 days

COOK

3 hrs

READY

1 days

Ingredients

KILOGRAMS STEWING BEEF
diced

CLOVE GARLIC

CUP ALMONDS
peeled and baked *

EACH ONIONS

X SESAME SEEDS *

750

MILLILITERS RED WINE *

EACH TOMATOES

X GINGER *

X CORIANDER SEEDS *

X SALT AND BLACK PEPPER *

X PAPRIKA *

X SAFFRON THREADS *

EACH CARROTS

X CINNAMON *

EACH CLOVES *

250

GRAMS PRUNES
pitted and soaked, in cognac

Directions

Slice beef.
Marinate overnight in wine, 1 onion, carrots, cinnamon, ginger, clove, salt, paprika and wine.
Chop 2 remaining onions.
Dry meat in paper towel.
Cook onions in butter in Dutch oven until transparent.
Sear meat in butter in a skillet, a few slices at a time, and transfer them to Dutch oven. Cook until all liquid has evaporated.
Strain marinade and add to the meat.
Cover pan and cook in very slow heat for 3 hours.
30 minutes before end of cooking add the tomatoes (peeled, seeded and chopped).
5 minutes before serving add prunes.
Serve meat sprinkled with almonds and sesame seeds.