5.0 from 3 votes
Slow Cooker Beef Stifado
Slow Cooker Beef Stifado, a delicious Greek beef stew that is the very definition of comfort food. Tender beef chunks that simply melt in your mouth, sweet shallots and a rich sauce full of big flavours coming from the cinnamon stick, cloves, bay leaves and allspice. It's a simple, yet divinely rich stew that will go down well with the whole family.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 347 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Greek
Ingredients
- 450 g stewing beef, cut into chunks ( 1 lb)
- 1 cup beef stock (broth)
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes (400 g, 13 oz)
- 2 carrots
- 7 shallots
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 1 tablespoon tomato puree
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- ½ teaspoon allspice
Instructions
- Heat up the oil in a large pan set over a medium heat.
- Add the beef chunks, season with salt and pepper, and brown on both sides.
- Remove the beef from the pan, and add it to the slow cooker.
- In the same pan, add the peeled shallots, peeled and roughly chopped carrots, garlic, and spices, and sautee for 2-3 minutes to deglaze the pan.
- Add the beef stock, chopped tomatoes, tomato puree and give everything a good stir.
- Add everything to the slow cooker, and cook on a high heat for 4 hours, or slow for 6-8 hours.
- Garnish with freshly-chopped parsley and serve hot.
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Notes
- Although you could add the beef chunks raw to the slow cooker, I prefer browning the meat first for extra flavour, the veggies that deglaze the pan get coated in those delicious juices too, which is a bonus.
- For my recipe I did not use red wine, I actually very rarely add it in my cooking. However if you do wish to add some, you can do so after the meat has been browned.
- The shallots do not need chopping in any way, they can be added whole to the stew (well, peeled first), as they cook well in the slow cooker anyway. But if you think the shallots you are using are too big, you can halve them.
Nutrition Information
Calories
347kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
80mg
(27%)
Sodium
525mg
(22%)
Potassium
708mg
(20%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
5212IU
(104%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
71mg
(7%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 347
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 347kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 80mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 525mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 708mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 5212IU | 104% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 71mg | 7% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.