Stifado (Traditional Greek Stew) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (425 g) diced tomatoes
125 ml red wine vinegar
125 ml beef stock
90 ml olive oil
5 cloves garlic, halved
2 cinnamon sticks
10 cm orange zest, long strip
1 tablespoon honey
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon ground cumin
900 g beef chuck, cut into 3 cm chunks
1 tablespoon olive oil
450 g white pearl onions, halved
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley

Preparation

Combine the tomatoes, vinegar, stock, 50 mls olive oil, garlic, cinnamon stick, orange zest, honey, bay leaf and cumin in a large casserole pot with a lid.
Stir through the beef until coated and refrigerate overnight to marinate.
Heat olive oil in a frying pan, add onions and sugar and cook until browned.
Pre heat the oven to 160\u00b0C.
Add onions to marinated beef and cover.
Cook for 2 1/2- 3 hours until tender.