Greek Beef Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup golden raisin
• 3/4 cup water
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless beef shank or 1 1/2 lbs beef chuck, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 (28 ounce) can italian plum tomatoes, drained, chopped
• 1 cinnamon stick (about 2-1/2 inches)
• 1 small lemon, zest of, julienned
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 soak raisins in the water.
• 3 salt and pepper beef. heat oil in dutch oven over medium-high heat; saute beef in batches until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. stir in honey.
• 4 drain raisins, reserving liquid. add tomatoes, raisin liquid, cinnamon, and zest to beef. heat to boiling, scraping up browned bits on bottom of pan.
• 5 bake covered 45 minutes. stir in raisins and bake until beef is tender, about 30 more minutes. stir in pine nuts and mint.