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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Spanish and Portuguese >> Portuguese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. | 2. Add in the beef (may need to do this in batches), cook until meat is browned, stirring frequently. | 3. Transfer beef to 4 quart slow-cooker; season with salt and pepper. | 4. Add a little more oil to the skillet (if needed) and saute the onions for 4 minutes or until softened. | 5. Add in the garlic and saute 1 minute. | 6. Add in the red wine, tomato paste, pickling spices, and bay leaf. | 7. Let simmer and scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet as you stir. | 8. Remove skillet from heat; stir in tomatoes with juice. | 9. Pour mixture into slow cooker. | 10. Cover and cook on low 6-7 hours. | 11. Skin any fat from surface of stew. | 12. To serve: put bread chunks into individual serving bowls; pour stew over bread and let stand for 5 minutes. | 13. Sprinkle with fresh mint if desired and serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
bottom steak	2		cut trimmed round	176.5167	0.0	39.27	0.9917
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
onion	2		chopped	88.0	20.548000000000002	2.42	0.22
garlic	2	cloves	minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
red wine	1	cup		-	-	-	-
tomato paste	1	can		139.4	32.147	7.343999999999999	0.799
pickling spice	1	tablespoon		176.5167	0.0	39.27	0.9917
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
italian tomato	1	can	peeled chopped undrained	-	-	-	-
italian bread french	7	ounces		176.5167	0.0	39.27	0.9917
mint	2	tablespoons	chopped	5.016	0.9587	0.3751	0.0832

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.