Best 3 Rich Braised Beef With Melting Onions Recipes

RICH BRAISED BEEF WITH MELTING ONIONS

Steps:

• Dust the beef in flour, then set aside. Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onions and fry for 5 mins. Add the sugar and cook for 5-10 mins, stirring frequently, until the onions are caramelised. Stir in the garlic for the final few mins.
• Pour in the stock and stir in the Worcestershire sauce. Add the beef and mushrooms, then season, adding plenty of black pepper. Cover and cook gently for 2 hrs until the meat is tender. Can be chilled for up to 3 days. To freeze, cool and store in freezer bags. Thaw and reheat in a pan. Serve scattered with parsley.

BRAISED BEEF & ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F Melt butter in 6-quart ovenproof covered saucepan or Dutch oven until sizzling; add beef. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until browned (5 to 8 minutes). Add onions, wine and hoisin sauce. Cover; bake 45 minutes.
• Stir flour into tomato sauce in small bowl. Add carrots and tomato sauce mixture to beef mixture. Continue baking, covered, for 45 minutes or until meat and vegetables are tender. Serve over hot cooked spaetzle or noodles of choice.
• Recipe Tip
• Hoisin sauce is a thick, reddish-brown sauce made from soybeans, garlic, chile peppers and spices. It lends a sweet, spicy and salty flavor to food. Look for it bottled in the Oriental food section of the supermarket.

BISTRO BRAISED BEEF WITH SHIITAKE AND PEARL ONIONS

Steps:

• Clean shiitake and remove stems, if using other mushrooms simply clean.
• Leave whole or if mushrooms are large, thickly slice.
• In a large wide saucepan or Dutch oven, melt butter and 1 tbsp (15 mL) olive oil over medium-high.
• Add mushrooms and cook until tender, about 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and turn into a bowl.
• In a large bowl, stir flour with salt.
• Add beef and lightly coat in flour.
• In the pan that mushrooms were cooked in, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Cook half the meat until browned all over, then remove to a bowl.
• Repeat with remaining meat adding a little more oil.
• Stir in coffee, water, garlic, vinegar, brown sugar,Worcestershire, herbs and meat in bowl to the saucepan.
• Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to medium-low, mixture should be gently simmering.
• Stir occasionally for 1 1/2 hours, meat should nearly be tender.
• Stir in carrots and onions.
• Continue to cook, simmering gently and stirring occasionally until meat is very tender, about 30 minutes.
• If you would like sauce a little thicker, uncover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in mushrooms.
• Add pepper to taste.
• Serve with mashed potatoes or egg noodles, sprinkled with parsley or fresh thyme.
• PEELING PEARL ONIONS:.
• Drop unpeeled onions in boiling water for a minute or so.
• Plunge into cold water.
• Cut base of onions and squeeze.
• Onions will pop out of skin.