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Medieval Italian Stew Recipe

	Chefmeow / All my dishes 1 year, 5 months ago MEDIEVAL ITALIAN STEW This is a recipe I obtained from an Estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Elmhurst Estate in Heath, Texas in 1981. Prep:10m Cook:130m Servings:8	Chefmeow
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Ingredients

3 pounds stew beef cut in 1/2" cubes

2 medium white onions chopped

Cooking oil

1/2 cup raisins

1/4 teaspoon cloves

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon mace

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 tablespoon white vinegar

1 teaspoon salt

Directions

Brown beef in a skillet in a small quantity of oil.

Place browned beef and its juices in a stewpot.

Add more oil if necessary to the skillet then sauté onions until tender and translucent.

Add onions to stewpot.

Add raisins and spices to meat mixture along with 1/2 cup water.

Bring stew to a boil and reduce immediately to a simmer then simmer covered for 2 hours.

Stir occasionally and add water as necessary.

When beef is cooked add vinegar and salt then cook 5 minutes more.

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huxter 4 months, 1 week ago said:
I'm fascinated by the mixture of exotic spices in this dish which would have been extraordinarily rare in medieval times ,possibly only available to the aristocracy . We have a medieval fancy dress ball each year so I might put this on the menu .It would be a change from spit roasted beef .

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