BRAISED BEEF WITH ALMONDS, PRUNES AND APRICOTS

BRAISED BEEF WITH ALMONDS, PRUNES AND APRICOTS

A fascinating dish from Catalonia that combines the richness of dried fruit
and nuts with other traditional Mediterranean ingredients like wine,
tomatoes and parsley.

2 garlic cloves
3 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1.3 kg / 3 lb piece of beef topside
2 Tbsp plain flour, for coating
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
3 fresh thyme sprigs
200 ml / 7 fl oz white wine
1 large tomato, chopped
85 g / 3 oz toasted blanched almonds, coarsely ground
10 ready-to-eat dried prunes
10 ready-to-eat dried apricots
mashed potato and green salad, to serve

Pound the garlic and parsley in a pestle and mortar, then press all over the
meat. Season with salt and lightly pat the flour on top to evenly coat.
Heat the olive oil in a large casserole dish and brown the meat. Stir in the
onion, thyme and wine and cook over a medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring
often. Stir in the tomato and ground almonds. Cover and cook over a low to
medium heat for 1 hour 30 minutes.
Stir in the prunes and apricots and cook for a further 15 minutes, covered,
until the meat is very tender and the sauce is thickened. (If the sauce is
too thin, remove the beef and reduce the sauce a little over medium heat.)
Put the beef on a warm serving plate and spoon the sauce around. Serve with
mashed potato and a green salad.

Serves 6

preparation / cooking : 40 minutes / 1 hour 10 minutes
country : Spain
course : meat dish
source : BBC Good Food

Bezoek mijn homepage op http://www.xs4all.nl/~westher
Word lid van mijn e-groep op
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFRIKAANSErecepten

Source:

rec.food.cooking, rec.food.recipes