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Slow Cooker Stiffado

Greek-style beef stew slow-cooked with onions, cinnamon, allspice, tomato sauce, and topped with crumbled feta. Serve over pasta or mashed potatoes.

GreekBeefAdvanced480 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
6
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 lb stewing beef, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 3 whole large onions, peeled and diced
  • 4 whole cloves garlic, minced
  • 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 0.5 tsp ground allspice
  • 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 0.5 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 tsp white sugar
  • 1 whole bay leaf
  • 1 cup crumbled feta cheese

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and brown beef in batches. Transfer to slow cooker with a slotted spoon.

  2. 2

    Reduce heat to medium; add onions to skillet and cook until soft. Add garlic, cinnamon, and allspice; cook 1 minute.

  3. 3

    Add vinegar, tomato sauce, sugar, and bay leaf; stir well. Pour mixture over meat in slow cooker.

  4. 4

    Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-5 hours, until beef is tender.

  5. 5

    Add feta cheese, cover, and cook on high for 10 more minutes. Discard bay leaf. Serve over hot buttered pasta or mashed potatoes.

Tags

beefstewfetaslow cookercinnamonGreek