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Ingredients

3hours but longer if preferred
2-4 servings
  1. 500 gdiced beef
  2. 1medium onion, finely chopped
  3. 2 tspgarlic paste
  4. 2carrots sliced
  5. 500 gpassatta
  6. 250 mlwater (more if required)
  7. 1 tbsptomato puree
  8. 1 glassred wine (Alcohol Free optional)
  9. 1cinnamon stick
  10. 1 tspDried marjoram
  11. 1 tspDried rosemary
  12. 5-6whole cloves
  13. 2 tbsolive oil (Greek if Possible)
  14. 200 gorzo pasta
  15. Fresh Basil

Cooking Instructions

3hours but longer if preferred
  1. 1

    Mix the beef with seasoned flour.
    Heat a pan with olive oil and brown off the beef, add the onions, garlic paste, carrots, Dried herbs, whole cloves, tomato purée and cinnamon stick and gently fry until the onions soften.

  2. 2

    Add the wine and cook until the wine has reduced right down to nothing.
    Add the passata and water, bring to the boil, cover and simmer, checking regularly for an hour and half. If the sauce starts to become dry just add a drop more water.

  3. 3

    Heat a small sauté pan, add some olive oil and gently fry the orzo pasta until slightly brown.
    After an hour and half tip the orzo pasta into the stew and cook slowly for another 45 mins.
    Serve in a warmed bowl and stir in some fresh basil.

  4. 4

    TIP : The longer you can slow cook the stew the better, I continued to cook for a further three hours making sure you check regularly.

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Madeleine Joiner
Madeleine Joiner @Mrsj03
I'm going to make this tomorrow in my instant pot, looks delish

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