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Italian Beef Stew (Spezzatino di Manzo)

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This is a simple recipe for a tasty beef stew (spezzatino di manzo) using Italian herbs and seasoning. Like many stews, this dish is really versatile and you could easily make it with lamb or pork instead (remember that this would change the nutrition values) and you can throw in lots of different vegetables if you choose too.

  • Total Time: 3 hours, 30 mins
  • Yield: 5 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 stick of celery, finely chopped
  • 1 green pepper, roughly chopped
  • 1 red onion, roughly chopped
  • 2 carrots, roughly chopped
  • 15 g garlic, puree or very finely chopped
  • 175ml red wine
  • 30g cornflour
  • 700ml beef stock
  • 1 kg 5% fat diced beef
  • 1 tbsp mixed herbs
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

Preheat your fan oven to 160 Celsius.

Heat the olive oil in a large, ovenproof casserole dish.

Add the celery, pepper, onion and carrot and fry for around 5 minutes until they start to soften and get some colour on them.

Add the garlic and fry for a further 30 seconds.

Add the wine and reduce by about 2/3s.

Add the cornflour, beef stock, beef, mixed herbs and salt. Mix through, cover and pop into the oven for around 3 hours.

If you want to thicken the casserole further, remove the lid and give it another 30 minutes in the oven.

  • Author: Scott Baptie
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 3 hours, 15 mins
  • Category: Meat
  • Method: Hob
  • Cuisine: Italian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 243
  • Fat: 11g
  • Carbohydrates: 9g
  • Protein: 27g