Beef Stew With Red Wine, Mushrooms And Horseradish Cream

Serves: 5

Mohammad Wiegand

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

48

Sweetness

43

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Madeira Wine

2 tbsps

Butter

1.5 tbsps

Sweet Paprika

1 tbsp

Dried Thyme

1 cup

Sour Cream

1 pinch

Salt

1 pinch

Sugar

1 pinch

Cayenne

Directions:

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Watch how to make this recipe

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In a bowl, pour the hot coffee over the dried porcini mushrooms and leave to steep

3

When cool, drain, reserving the soaking liquid, and chop the mushrooms finely

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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F

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Cut the beef into 2-inch cubes and toss with 1/2 teaspoon salt and some pepper

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Heat a large wide-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat and add a thin film of canola oil

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Brown the beef in the oil in two or three batches, giving the meat some space

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Add the browned meat to a bowl or baking dish as you go

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Once all the beef is browned, pour off the excess grease, and add the red wine and Madeira to the pan

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Cook until reduced by a third, about 3 minutes; then pour the wine over the meat

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Set aside

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Add the butter, onions and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the saucepan

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Cook until the onions are soft and brown, about 20 minutes

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Add the celery and the shiitake and cremini mushrooms

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Season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until the vegetables wilt, 10 minutes

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Add the sweet paprika, smoked paprika, thyme, cloves and tomatoes, as well as the porcini mushrooms and their soaking liquid (leave any grit behind in the bowl)

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Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes

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Add the bay leaves and beef stock, and the browned beef and all the juices from the bowl

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Bring to a simmer

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Cover the pan and transfer it to the oven

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Bake for 1 hour; then lower the heat to 300 degrees and bake until the meat is very tender, about 2 hours longer

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Serve in bowls, topped with dollops of Horseradish Cream

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Whip the cream in a cold metal bowl until soft peaks form

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Add the horseradish, sour cream, salt, sugar, cayenne and vinegar, and stir to combine