Italian-style braised beef à la Gabi

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1,000 g beef (false fillet)
• salt and pepper
• 4 tomatoes, peeled, quartered
• 4 medium-sized onions, roughly diced
• 3 cloves garlic, squeezed
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• ½ tsp thyme, dried
• 125 ml red wine
• 125 ml broth, possibly instant
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 bay leaves

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 4 hours; Total time approx. 4 hours 20 minutes

Season the meat with salt and pepper. Sear it on all sides in oil in a roasting pan, then remove it from the pan. In the same roasting pan, stir-fry the onions, tomatoes, garlic, and thyme, then add the wine and stock. Return the meat to the roasting pan, add the tomato paste and bay leaves, and simmer covered on the lowest heat for at least 3, preferably 4 hours. Serve with tagliatelle.