Beef in a cast-iron skillet in the oven
Description
Beef always takes a long time to cook, whether you're simmering it in the oven or simply on the stovetop in a pot. To make the meat more tender and even more aromatic, I cook it in a cast-iron Dutch oven with wine and broth. You can use either vegetable or beef broth. To prepare beef in a Dutch oven in the oven, you'll also need spicy homemade sausage (such as chorizo), bacon (or prosciutto), and vegetables.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Cut the meat into small pieces. Coarsely chop the carrots and onions. Remove the seeds from the chili pepper and cut it into strips. Cut the potatoes into quarters. Remove the seeds from the tomatoes and cut the vegetables into quarters.
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Step 2
Add spices to the flour and coat the meat pieces thoroughly on all sides. Then brown the meat in olive oil until golden. Transfer it to a cast-iron pot.
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Step 3
Also fry the sausage in a pan, then add it to the meat in the Dutch oven. Next, fry all the vegetables except for the hot pepper and tomatoes, and add them to the Dutch oven as well. You can use cherry tomatoes and piro-piro pepper, as shown in the photo. The potatoes should be thoroughly washed, but do not peel them—fry them with the skin on.
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Step 4
Place onions, carrots, celery, tomatoes, hot pepper, and all other vegetables on the meat. Then season the potatoes with salt and pepper, add spices to taste. Place pieces of bacon on top. Now mix the broth with wine and bring to a boil. Pour the mixture into a cast-iron pot. There should be enough liquid to completely cover the meat and potatoes. This is how my filled cast-iron pot looks. Place it in a preheated oven at 250 degrees Celsius with the lid tightly closed for about two hours.
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Step 5
Then check the meat for doneness. You can let it simmer in the oven for another 20 minutes. Transfer the cooked beef from the Dutch oven to plates.
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Step 6
Or you can serve it directly in the cast iron pot.