Stifado (Traditional Greek Stew)

• Ready In: 3 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 (425 g)  diced tomatoes
• 125  ml red wine vinegar
• 125  ml  beef stock
• 90  ml olive oil
• 5  cloves garlic, halved
• 2  cinnamon sticks
• 10  cm orange zest, long strip
• 1  tablespoon honey
• 1  bay leaf
• 1  teaspoon ground cumin
• 900  g beef chuck, cut into 3 cm chunks
• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 450  g  white pearl onions, halved
• 1  teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped flat leaf parsley

Directions

1. Combine the tomatoes, vinegar, stock, 50 mls olive oil, garlic, cinnamon stick, orange zest, honey, bay leaf and cumin in a large casserole pot with a lid.
2. Stir through the beef until coated and refrigerate overnight to marinate.
3. Heat olive oil in a frying pan, add onions and sugar and cook until browned.
4. Pre heat the oven to 160°C.
5. Add onions to marinated beef and cover.
6. Cook for 2 ½- 3 hours until tender.