How to cook Braised Beef

Ingredients:

2 lbs beef chuck or brisket, cubed

4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 medium Spanish onion, diced

1 stalk celery, chopped

1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped

3 cups beef stock

1 cup red wine

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking procedure:

1. Heat a cooking pot and pour-in olive oil.

2. Sauté onion until soft and add dried thyme then put-in beef and cook for 5 minutes.

3. Pour-in red wine and bring to a boil.

4. Pour-in the beef stock and simmer until the beef becomes tender. This can be done using the following methods:

• Slow cook for 4 to 5 hours using a Crockpot.
• Cooking in low heat using stovetop or burner. 2 to 2 1/2 hours is the average time to tenderize the meat. Add water as needed.
• If you don’t have the time, you may pressure cook the meat for 40 minutes.

5. Add the carrots and celery then cook until the vegetables are tender.

6. Transfer to a serving plate then serve.