Anonymous wrote:Jamie Oliver has a great beef stew made with 3/4 of a bottle of wine. I am going to try to recreate it here. Its fabulous.
Saute some chopped onions, celery, and carrots until soft. Add a bay leaf, sprig of rosemary, 5-6 whole cloves of garlic (still in skin!) and a cinnamon stick. Sprinkle with a few tablespoons flour and stir. Salt and pepper. Add a couple pounds of chuck beef cut into cubes, cook a couple minutes. Add two big tins of crushed tomatoes and the bottle of wine. Let it cook on low for 3-4 hours or put it in the oven on 300 for that time.
Serve over boiled potatoes or egg noodles.
Its my go-to stew and it gets rave reviews.
Now I have to look up why he puts the garlic in skin-on...