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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Argentine

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Make polenta: Combine 8 cups water and salt in heavy larger saucepan. Bring to a boil. | 2. Gradually add cornmeal, whisking until smooth. reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until polenta is thick and creamy, stirring frequently, about 30 minutes. | 3. Using small sharp knife, cut 1-inch-deep slits all over beef. Fill each slit with pancetta strip. Place beef in large bowl; pour wine over. Cover; chill overnight. | 4. Drain wine from beef, reserving wine. Pat beef dry with paper towels. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large pot over high heat. | 5. Add beef and cook until brown on both sides, about 10 minutes total. Add reserved wine, onion and next 7 ingredients. | 6. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook until beef is very tender, turning beef occasionally, about 2 hours and 45 minutes. | 7. Using tongs, transfer beef to platter. Tent beef with foil to keep warm. Discard bay leaves from wine mixture in pot. | 8. Working in batches, coarsely purée wine mixture in blender. Return to pot and bring to a simmer. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. | 9. Spoon polenta into large bowl. Cut beef into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Spoon sauce over beef. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef chuck roast	3 1/4		boneless trimmed	2652.006	0.0	282.586	169.1391
pancetta	1/2	cup		12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
red wine	1	bottle		-	-	-	-
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
carrot	2		peeled cut	104.96	24.5248	2.3808	0.6144
celery rib	2		cut	12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-
juniper berry	1	tablespoon		12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
porcini mushroom	1/2	ounce	dried	12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
black peppercorn	1	teaspoon		12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
clove	2			11.508	2.7523	0.2507	0.546
water	8	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
polenta	2	cups		12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708

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