Sun Oven Mediterranean Beef Stew Recipes

Steps:

• Set Sun Oven out to preheat. Combine the flour and salt in a large plastic bag. Add the meat in batches and shake until evenly coated. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add the meat and cook until brown on all sides. Transfer the meat to a pot and add the potatoes, garlic, bay leaf, and thyme. Pour the coffee into the frying pan. Use a wooden spoon to scrape off any browned bits. Pour the coffee into the pot with the meat and vegetables. Add the water. Cover and cook in the Sun Oven until the meat is very tender, about 2 hours. In a separate pot with a steamer insert, add 1/2 cup water and the carrots. About 1/2 hour before the stew is ready stir stack the pot with the carrots on top of the pot with the stew. When the carrots are tender stir them into the stew with the peas. Continue cooking for another 5 to 10 minutes until the peas are tender.

Steps:

• In a resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Add beef cubes, a few at a time, and shake to coat. In a Dutch oven, brown meat in oil. Add the soup, water, onion and basil; mix well. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour. Add potatoes and carrots. Bake 1 hour longer or until meat and vegetables are tender.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 4 tablespoons flour, salt if desired and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and turn to coat. , In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, brown beef in oil in batches. Remove and set aside. Add onion to the pan and cook until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in remaining flour and pepper until blended. Gradually stir in broth. Add the beef, tomatoes and thyme. Cover and bake at 350° for 1-1/4 hours. , Add the potatoes and carrots. Cover and bake 1 hour longer or until meat and vegetables are tender. Stir in peas; cover and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Pour flour into a shallow bowl and turn beef in flour, shaking meat to remove excess flour. Heat oil in an ovenproof casserole dish over high heat. Brown beef cubes in hot oil in batches on all sides, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer beef to a plate.
• Add onion, celery, and carrots to the casserole dish, reduce heat to medium, and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Pour in broth. Return beef to the casserole dish and stir in bay leaves. Cover casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven until beef is tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Remove bay leaves before serving and season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Pat the meat dry. In a large flameproof casserole, heat the olive oil over moderately high heat. Add the meat in 2 batches and cook, turning, until nicely browned, about 5 minutes per batch. As the meat is cooked, remove it to a plate.
• Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are golden and beginning to brown around the edges, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until softened and fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour int he vermouth and boil until reduced by half, 1 to 2 minutes. Then add the chopped tomatoes with their juices, the vinegar, black pepper, hot pepper, and 1-1/2 cups water.
• Add the meat to the sauce, along with any juices that have collected on the plate. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer 1-1/4 hours. Add the olives and simmer 20 to 30 minutes longer, or until the meat is tender.
• Add the sun-dried tomatoes and simmer 5 minutes. (The stew can be made to this point up to 2 days in advance.) Just before serving, stir in the fresh basil.

Steps:

• Set Global Sun Oven out to preheat. Combine the beef, leeks, Herbes de Provence, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and all but 1 teaspoon of the garlic in a large pot. Add the tomatoes and wine; mix well. Cover and cook in GSO until the beef is fork tender, 2 to 3 hours. About 30 minutes prior to serving, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, the reserved garlic, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms brown and any liquid evaporates, about 5 minutes. Stir the mushrooms and olives into the pot in the GSO. Cover and continue cooking until the mushrooms are tender, about 20 minutes. Combine the basil and orange zest in a small bowel; sprinkle over each serving.

Steps:

• Set Global Sun Oven out to preheat. Place meat in a large bowl. Sprinkle with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper; toss to coat. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat in a large Dutch oven. Brown the meat in two batches, adding an additional tablespoon of oil, if necessary. Transfer meat to a platter. Add onions to pot; sauté until softened, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add garlic; continue to sauté for another minute. Stir in flour and cook until lightly colored, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in wine, scraping up any browned bits. Add chicken broth, bay leaves, thyme and meat. Cover and place in GSO¨. Cook until meat is tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. (Stew can be cooled at this point, covered and refrigerated up to 3 days.) Before serving, steam carrots until just tender. If serving the stew the same day the carrots can be cooked alongside the stew in a pouch made of parchment paper. Add pouch to GSO¨ approx. 30 minutes prior to the end of the stew's cooking time. Add steamed carrots and uncooked peas to the fully cooked stew; cover and let stand about 5 minutes. Stir in parsley. Serve with mashed potatoes.

Steps:

• Heat oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Add beef and cook for 5 minutes, browning all sides.
• Remove meat from pan.
• Add mushrooms, carrots, onion, celery and garlic to the pan.
• Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Return beef to the pan.
• Stir in water, and all the rest of the ingredients except the olives, red wine vinegar and parsley.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.
• Stir in olives and cook for 30 minutes or until beef is tender.
• Discard the bay leaves.
• Stir in vinegar and sprinkle with parsley.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place beef cubes into a large bowl. Season with kosher salt and black pepper. Add flour and paprika and toss until evenly coated.
• Heat oil in an oven-safe Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear the beef cubes in batches until dark brown, about 4 minutes per side. Flip or stir gently with a wooden spoon until all edges are dark brown, 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove beef and set aside.
• Add onions to the beef fat with more salt and pepper; cook and stir until they begin to caramelize, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and stir until aromatic and soft, about 30 seconds. Stir in tomato paste and cook until it turns brown and begins to caramelize and stick to the bottom of the pan. Deglaze with red wine, scraping up the flavorful browned bits on the bottom. Let the wine reduce until almost dry again, about 3 minutes.
• Add dried thyme, dried rosemary, herbes de Provence, and bay leaves. Add 2 cups beef broth and Worcestershire, stir, and bring to a boil. Add the seared beef cubes back into the stew liquid. Remove from heat and cover the pot.
• Braise in the preheated oven until meat is almost tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove from the oven. Add carrots, potatoes, and more beef broth if needed. Cover and return to the oven to braise until meat and vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes longer.
• Discard bay leaves. Stir in peas, fresh rosemary, and fresh thyme. Serve hot.