Braised Beef

Ingredients

• 2 lbs beef chuck or brisket (cubed)
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 medium Spanish onion (diced)
• 1 stalk celery (chopped)
• 1 medium carrot (peeled and chopped)
• 3 cups beef stock
• 1 cup red wine
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat a cooking pot and pour-in olive oil.

2. 2

   Sauté onion until soft and add dried thyme then put-in beef and cook for 5 minutes.

3. 3

   Pour-in red wine and bring to a boil.

4. 4

   Pour-in the beef stock and simmer until the beef becomes tender. This can be done using the following methods:

5. 5

   Slow cook for 4 to 5 hours using a Crockpot; Cooking in low heat using stovetop or burner; note that 2 to 2 1/2 hours is the average time to tenderize the meat and try to add water as needed; If you don’t have the time, you may pressure cook the meat for 40 minutes.

6. 6

   Add the carrots and celery then cook until the vegetables are tender.

7. 7

   Transfer to a serving plate then serve.