Braised Beef with Anchovies and Rosemary
(source: Michele Scicolone,
The Italian Slow Cooker,
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010:Boston)
Prep Time: | 30 min. |
Cook Time: | 6 hrs. |
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 lbs boneless chuck, cut into 2-inch cubes (or 4 lbs beef shin)
- 2 oz pancetta, chopped
- 2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 6 anchovy fillets
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 3 in fresh rosemary sprig
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions:
- Heat olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
- Pat the beef dry.
- Add only as much of the beef and pancetta to the pan as will fit
comfortably without crowding. Cook until nicely browned on all sides.
Transfer the meat to a large slow cooker and brown the remaining meat.
- Sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper to taste.
- Spoon off excess fat from the pan and reduce the heat to medium. Add
the garlic cloves and achnovies and cook, stirring, for 2 min,
or until the anchovies dissolve.
- Add the wine and bring it to a simmer, scraping the bottom of the pan.
- Pour the liquid into the slow cooker. Add the rosemary.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 hrs, or until the meat is very tender.
- Discard the rosemary and serve hot.
Serves: 6