Braised Beef

Ingredients:

2 lbs beef chuck or brisket, cubed
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 medium Spanish onion, diced
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped
3 cups beef stock
1 cup red wine
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking procedure:

1. Heat a cooking pot and pour-in olive oil.
2. Sauté onion until soft and add dried thyme then put-in beef and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Pour-in red wine and bring to a boil.
4. Pour-in the beef stock and simmer until the beef becomes tender. This can be done using the following methods:
-Slow cook for 4 to 5 hours using a Crockpot.
-Cooking in low heat using stovetop or burner. 2 to 2 1/2 hours is the average time to tenderize the meat. Add water as needed.
-If you don’t have the time, you may pressure cook the meat for 40 minutes.5. Add the carrots and celery then cook until the vegetables are tender.
6. Transfer to a serving plate then serve.
7. Share and enjoy!