Stifado

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 kg beef goulash
• 20 small onions, red
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 large beefsteak tomatoes
• Red wine, dry
• Meat broth
• olive oil
• ½ tsp cinnamon powder
• 4 carnations
• 4 juniper berries
• 4 allspice berries
• 6 peppercorns, black
• 2 bay leaves
• ½ tsp sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 12 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 2 hours 30 minutes; Total time approx. 15 hours

Pour 2 parts red wine and 1 part cold meat broth over the meat, add 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon, and add the cloves, juniper berries, allspice berries, peppercorns, and bay leaves in a tea infuser or sealed tea bag. The meat must be covered with liquid. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours. Then pour the liquid through a fine sieve and reserve. Also reserve the spices. Rinse the meat and pat dry, then sear it in batches in a large casserole dish, seasoning with salt and pepper. Marinating can cause liquid to escape during searing, preventing it from searing properly. Quickly discard the liquid and then sear the meat again. Remove the meat from the pan, set aside, and loosen the resulting browning with a little water, bring to a boil briefly, and reserve. Repeat this process with each batch. Finally, briefly sauté the onions, add the sliced ​​garlic, and add the meat. Deglaze everything with the marinade and the reserved meat juices, adding red wine and meat broth if desired, until the meat is covered. Add another 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon, the spice packet, the skinned, seeded, and finely diced beefsteak tomatoes, and the sugar. Simmer everything for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, first in an uncovered pot, then with a covered pot over low heat. Remove the spices after about 45 minutes, stirring gently every now and then. The sauce should have a nice creamy consistency in the end, but the onions should retain their shape. If the sauce is still too thin, thicken slightly with the appropriate amount of Mondamin (for dark sauces) and season again with salt and pepper if necessary.