Ingredients
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3 lbs lean stewing beef, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
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salt and pepper
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1/2 cup butter, melted
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1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
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1/2 cup red table wine
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2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
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1 tablespoon brown sugar
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1 clove garlic, pressed
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1 bay leaf
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1 piece cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon cumin
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1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
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2 tablespoons raisins
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2 1/2 lbs white onions, small,peeled
Instructions
- Season the beef with salt and pepper.
- Place butter in the bottom of a large crockpot.
- Add the meat and turn to coat with butter.
- Arrange the onions over the meat.
- Mix the tomato paste through the garlic, and pour over the meat and onions, but do not stir.
- Add the bay leaf through the raisins; do not stir.
- Simmer on low 8-10 hours.
- At serving time, remove the bay leaf, cinnamon stick and cloves and stir the stifado gently to blend.