Beef Stew with Plums Recipe
Ingredients
| Half and Half | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Plums | 2 Pound, washed | |
| Dry red wine | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Beef chuck | 2 Pound, cut in to chunks | |
| Butter | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| 3 medium-size onions, sliced | ||
| Ground allspice | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Wine vinegar | 2 Tablespoon | |
| 1 cup yogurt or sour cream | ||
| Cornstarch | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Cold water | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | To Taste | |
Directions
Add honey to plums and cook them in the wine until tender (approximately 5 minutes).
Drain, reserving the liquid.
When cool, remove pits from plums.
Brown beef chunks in butter and oil.
Lift out and place in ovenproof casserole or crockery pot.
Using the same pan and adding more oil if necessary, saute onions until tender.
Add them to the meat.
Using the reserved wine and plum liquid, clean out any brown bits left in pan and pour over meat.
Stir in allspice and wine vinegar, blending well. (If using crockery pot, omit the following steps and continue with method.)
Bake casserole, covered, in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours or until beef is tender.
Fifteen minutes before serving, stir in the yogurt or sour cream, thicken gravy with cornstarch dissolved in water if desired, salt to taste and top casserole with plums.
Continue to cook, covered, 15 minutes longer.
Drain, reserving the liquid.
When cool, remove pits from plums.
Brown beef chunks in butter and oil.
Lift out and place in ovenproof casserole or crockery pot.
Using the same pan and adding more oil if necessary, saute onions until tender.
Add them to the meat.
Using the reserved wine and plum liquid, clean out any brown bits left in pan and pour over meat.
Stir in allspice and wine vinegar, blending well. (If using crockery pot, omit the following steps and continue with method.)
Bake casserole, covered, in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours or until beef is tender.
Fifteen minutes before serving, stir in the yogurt or sour cream, thicken gravy with cornstarch dissolved in water if desired, salt to taste and top casserole with plums.
Continue to cook, covered, 15 minutes longer.
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