Nitko’S False “Pasticada”
Ingredients
- 500 g beef (muscles for goulash) ⓘ
- 300 g onions ⓘ
- 3 garlic cloves ⓘ
- 50 g carrots ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons olive oil ⓘ
- 200 ml wine (red, syrah type) ⓘ
- 200 g tomatoes (strained juice) ⓘ
- 5 cloves ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (grounded) ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon marjoram (dried) ⓘ
- 1 bay leaf ⓘ
- 1/3 teaspoon thyme (dried) ⓘ
- 5 g plums (dried optional) ⓘ
- 5 g raisins (optional) ⓘ
- 10 g sugar (brown) (optional) ⓘ
- 250 ml water ⓘ
- 7 g salt ⓘ
- 5 g pepper ⓘ
- 5 g parsley (fresh) ⓘ
Instructions
- Cut beef into very small cubes, approximately 1cm in diameter.
- Finely mince onion and garlic.
- Cut the carrots into very, very small cubes.
- Saute the onion in olive oil.
- When onions become yellowish, add beef and carrots.
- Saute until meat loses liquid; add garlic and wine.
- Make stronger heat.
- Before adding plums, cut them into thin strips. If you don't have plums, you may add raisins.
- When alcohol evaporates, add tomato and all spices: salt, pepper, nutmeg, cloves, thyme, marjoram, bay leaf and plums.
- Add some more water and cook about 40 minutes on low heat.
- It may be too sour (if the tomato is not from your garden) so you may add some sugar (depends on your taste).
- The sauce must reduce to almost half.
- Sprinkle with chopped parsley leaves at the end.
- It is best to serve with potato gnocchi sprinkled with grated Parmesan, but you may use any kind of pasta or rice.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1253
kcal
63% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).