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- Title: Greek Stew
- Categories: Greek Main dish Ethnic Beef
- Servings: 6
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- 3 lb stew meat, chopped 1 ea clove garlic, diced
- 5 T butter 1 1/2 c water
- 1 x salt 1 ea bay leaf
- 1 x pepper 2 lb small white onions
- 1 ea onion, chopped 1/2 lb mushrooms, sliced
- 1 ea 6 oz can tomato paste 3/4 lb jack cheese, grated
- 2 T red wine vinegar
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- In a heavy kettle, brown meat in butter. Season lightly with salt and
- pepper. Add chopped onion and saute until clear. Mix in tomato paste,
- vinegar, garlic and half of the water. Add bay leaf. Cover and simmer
- 1 hour, adding additional water as needed. Add white onions and
- mushrooms. Cover and simmer 1 more hour or until meat and onions are
- tender. Add cheese, cover and cook 5 minutes, or until cheese melts.
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- ------------- Recipe Extracted from Meal-Master (tm) v6.14 ------------------
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- Title: Marinated Beef Province Style
- Categories: Beef Marinade Main dish Entertain
- Servings: 6
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- 1/4 lb bacon 2 lb round steak
- 2 ea cloves garlic 2 T chopped parsley
- 1 pn ground cloves 1 pn allspice
- 3 T red wine vinegar 2 1/2 c red wine
- 6 ea medium onions 6 ea medium carrots
- 1 x salt & pepper to taste 3 T oil
- 2 T brandy 1 pn thyme
- 1 ea sprigs parsley 1 pn rosemary
- 1 ea small orange
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- Cut meat into 2 inch cubes. Dice the bacon. Skin and crush the garlic,
- using the tip of a firm knife, in a pinch of salt on the chopping board,
- or use a garlic press; blend with the chopped parsley, cloves, and
- allspice.
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- Put the meat into a dish, and add the wine vinegar, wine, and garlic
- spice mixture. Peel and thinly slice one third of the onions and
- carrots, add to the marinade with a little salt and pepper. Leave for
- at least 12 hours turning occasionally.
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- Peel the remaining onions and carrots, quarter the onions but leave the
- carrots whole. Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet, fry the diced
- bacon and quartered onions until golden brown, and spoon into a
- casserole.
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- Remove the meat from the marinade, drain well. Brown meat in the oil
- remaining in the pan and add to the onions. Pour the marinade liquid
- and vegetables into the skillet and stir well to absorb the last of the
- oil. Add the whole carrots, brandy, and herbs.
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- Cut the zest from the orange and squeeze a little orange juice and add
- this and the zest to the sauce. Season the sauce with a little salt and
- pepper. Pour over the meat and onions, cover the casserole.
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- Cook in the center of a slow (350 d F) for 2 1/4 hours. To serve,
- remove the garni. This dish is particularly good when served with
- spaghetti, macaroni, or noodles, topped with butter, grated cheese and a
- little chopped parsley.
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- ------------- Recipe Extracted from Meal-Master (tm) v6.14 ------------------
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- Title: Flemish Beef Stew
- Categories: Beef Main dish Entertain
- Servings: 4
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- 2 oz chopped salt pork 1 ea bay leaf
- 1 lb beef chuck in chunks 1 t thyme
- 3 ea onions thinly sliced into 3 T Dijon mustard
- 1 t flour 1 ea French Bread (stale)
- 1 1/2 T vinegar 2 c stout or porter
- 1 ea parsley spring 1 T packed brown sugar
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- Blanch salt pork in boiling water 5 minutes. Drain and rinse well; pat
- dry. Transfer to heavy large skillet and cook over medium flame until
- lightly browned. remove from skillet using slotted spoon and reserve
- for use in salads or other dished. Increase heat to medium high. Add
- beef to skillet in batches (do not crowd) and cook until well browned on
- all sides, turning with spatula. transfer meat to heavy 2 to 3 quart
- saucepan. Add onions to skillet reduce heat slightly and cook until
- deep golden brown about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Blend
- in flour and cook about 30 seconds, watching carefully so flour does not
- burn. Add stout and stir, scraping up any browned bits. Bring mixture
- to boil. Pour over beef. Blend in vinegar, sugar, parsley, bay leaf
- and thyme. Cover saucepan and simmer mixture for 30 minutes.
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- Spread mustard over bread. Press bread into stew. Cover and cook until
- meat is tender, about 1 hour. remove bay leaf and discard. Serve
- immediately.
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- Serve with boiled potatoes, green salad and beer.
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- ------------- Recipe Extracted from Meal-Master (tm) v6.14 ------------------
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- Title: Brisket with Prunes
- Categories: Beef Main dish Entertain
- Servings: 4
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- 2 ea onions, diced 2 lb beef brisket
- 12 oz beer 1 c dried pitted prunes
- 1 c dried apricots 3 T brown sugar firmly packed
- 2 T orange marmalade 1 T brandy
- 1 T grated lemon peel 1/8 c lemon juice
- 3/4 t ginger (ground) 1/2 t cinnamon
- 1/2 t Worchestershire sauce 1/2 t ground black pepper
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cut piece of aluminum foil large enough
- to wrap brisket. Sprinkle half of diced onions over foil in layer about
- same size as brisket. Set brisket over onions. Sprinkle remaining
- onions over top. Seal tightly. Set in large shallow pan. Roast 3
- hours.
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- Combine beer with remaining ingredients in large saucepan and bring to
- boil over medium-high heat. Remove from heat. Discard foil and spread
- fruit mixture over brisket. Reduce oven to 300 degrees F. Cover pan
- and continue roasting 1 hour, adding more beer to pan if sauce appears
- too dry. Transfer brisket to heated platter. Surround with fruit and
- sauce.
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- Title: Burgundy Style Beef
- Categories: Beef Marinade Main dish Entertain
- Servings: 4
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- 2 lb round steak 1 x salt and pepper to taste
- 3 ea onions 2 ea garlic cloves
- 1/8 t thyme 1 ea bay leaf
- 1 t parsley 2 ea strips lemon peel
- 1 1/4 c burgundy 4 T oil
- 3 ea slices bacon 2 T flour
- 2/3 c beef stock 6 oz mushrooms
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- Cut the meat into neat, fairly large cubes and put into a dish. Add
- salt and pepper to taste. Peel and slice the onions and garlic very
- thinly, sprinkle 1/3 of the onions and the garlic over the meat, and add
- the thyme, bay leaf, and parsley. Add the lemon peel and wine with
- about 1/4 of the oil. Leave the meat to marinate for at least 2 hours,
- turning occasionally.
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- Cut any rind from the bacon and dice it. Heat the remaining oil in a
- heavy pan and gently fry the rest of the onions and the bacon until just
- golden.
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- Lift the meat from the marinade with a perforated spoon or strain the
- liquid from the meat, retaining the liquid. Toss the meat in the flour
- then fry for several minutes with the bacon and onions.
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- Strain the wine marinade into the pan, stir well to blend, add the beef
- stock with a little more salt and pepper, bring to a boil, lower the
- heat and cover the pan tightly.
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- Simmer gently for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours until the meat is very tender,
- adding the mushrooms in the last 5-10 minutes.
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- Title: Beef and Scallop Saute
- Categories: Beef Fish Easy Entertain Main dish Fish
- Servings: 4
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- 2 T peanut oil 1 1/4 c sliced green onion
- 1 t minced garlic 1 T water
- 1 lb beef cut for stirfry 1 pn fresh ginger
- 1 pn red pepper flakes 1 pn white pepper
- 3/4 lb sea scallops 1 t salt
- 1 pn red pepper flakes
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- Heat oil in wok or large skillet until almost smoking. Add garlic and
- beef, then scallops, and stir-fry about 30 seconds. Add remaining
- ingredients and stir-fry beef and scallops another 20 to 30 seconds.
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- Title: Momma's Beef Stew
- Categories: Beef Mexican Easy Ethnic Main dish Stew
- Servings: 6
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- 4 T oil 3 T wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 lb beef stew meat 1 c red wine
- 1 ea medium onion minced 1 ea bay leaf
- 1 ea clove garlic minced 1/2 t oregano
- 1/2 c tomato sauce 4 ea medium potatoes cubed
- 2 ea carrots sliced 1 x salt and pepper to taste
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- Saute onion and garlic in oil. Add every thing except potatoes and
- carrots to large pot. Cover tightly and simmer 1 1/2 hours until meat
- is thoroughly tender. Half an hour before meat is ready add carrots and
- potatoes.
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- ------------- Recipe Extracted from Meal-Master (tm) v6.14 ------------------
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- Title: Beef Bourguignonne II
- Categories: Beef Main dish Easy Entertain
- Servings: 4
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- 5 ea medium onions sliced 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms
- 2 t shortening 2 lb stew meat
- 1 t salt 1/2 t crushed marjoram
- 1/2 t crushed thyme 1/8 t pepper
- 1 1/2 T flour 3/4 c beef stock
- 1 1/2 c red Burgundy
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- Cook and stir onions and mushrooms in hot shortening until onions are
- tender; drain on paper towels. Brown meat in same skillet; add more
- shortening as necessary. remove from heat. Sprinkle seasonings over
- meat. Mix flour and beef stock; pour into skillet. Heat to boiling,
- stirring constantly. Boil 1 min. Stir in BUrgundy. Cover; simmer
- until meat is tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hr. The liquid should always just
- cover the meat. (If necessary, add a little more bouillon and Burgundy
- - 1 part bouillon to 2 parts Burgundy.) Gently stir in onions and
- mushrooms; cook uncovered 15 min., or until heated through.
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