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Italian Braised Beef (6 Servings)

A historical recipe from Collectors' Items, by Spice Islands Company (1959).

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A historical recipe

Collectors' Items: Fifty Superb Recipes from Spice Islands, by Spice Islands Company (1959). Project Gutenberg eBook #62345.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Italy

Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 2 ingredients

  1. 2 lbs. beef stew meat
  2. ¼ teaspoon SPICE ISLANDS Oregano

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. 2 lbs.
  2. beef stew meat, cut in l-inch cubes 2 tablespoons SPICE ISLANDS Arrowroot 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon SPICE ISLANDS Fine Grind Java Black Pepper ¼ teaspoon SPICE ISLANDS Garlic Powder 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons SPICE ISLANDS Instant Minced Onions soaked in 2 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons SPICE ISLANDS Powdered Mushrooms 1 teaspoon SPICE ISLANDS Beef Stock Base dissolved in 1 cup water 1 8-oz.
  3. can tomato sauce ¼ cup dry red wine 1 teaspoon SPICE ISLANDS BEAU MONDE Seasoning ¼ teaspoon SPICE ISLANDS Oregano, crushed ¼ teaspoon SPICE ISLANDS Sweet Basil 1 teaspoon SPICE ISLANDS MEI YEN Seasoning Powder Combine Arrowroot, salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder.
  4. Roll meat cubes in mixture.
  5. Brown in olive oil.
  6. Stir in Onions, Powdered Mushrooms.
  7. Add bouillon, tomato sauce.
  8. Stir until sauce is thick and smooth and Mushrooms dissolved.
  9. Add wine, Beau Monde, Oregano, Sweet Basil, Mei Yen.
  10. Cover;
  11. simmer two hours until tender, stirring frequently.
  12. Add more water if sauce becomes too thick.
  13. Serve with Macaroni Parmesan (Page 12).

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Wooden spoon
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Collectors' Items, by Spice Islands Company (1959). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #62345 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62345). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.