Beef pastissada with gnocchi
Ingredients
1.5 to 2 kg beef ham
2 tsp Vegeta (or similar seasoning)
150 g pancetta cut into matchsticks
3 cloves garlic, sliced into quarters
400 ml red wine
80 ml olive oil
200 g onions, chopped
150 g celeriac, cut into small pieces
150 g parsley root, cut into small pieces
120 g carrots, cut into small pieces
700 ml water
1 apple, peeled, pitted, sliced into quarters
4-6 dried figs
4-6 prunes
1 bay leaf
Rosemary needles
½ tsp dried thyme
2 tbs tomato paste
½ tsp black pepper
Gnocchi:
500 g boiled potatoes, peeled
150-200 g flour
1 egg
60 g butter
Salt
Preparation
1
Wash the meat, wipe, rub it with Vegeta. Make small pockets with a knife and put bacon and garlic into each pocket.
2
Pour wine over the meat, cover with plastic wrap and leave to marinate in refrigerator overnight.
3
Remove the meat from wine, save the wine for later use.
4
Brown the whole meat from all sides in hot oil. Remove and put aside.
5
Sauté onions briefly in the same oil.
6
Add celery, parsley and carrots and sauté briefly.
7
Return the meat to the pan, add a little water. Cook covered over low heat for about 2 hours, occasionally adding a mixture of wine and water.
8
Add apple, figs and prunes to the half cooked meat (after about 1 h).
9
Before the end of cooking add laurel, rosemary, thyme, tomato paste and pepper, bring to the boil.
10
Remove the meat and bay leaf. Puree vegetables and the liquid in a blender.
11
Slice the meat; cover each slice with the sauce. Serve with gnocchi.
12
Easy tip: when adding water and wine during cooking, do not stir, just shake the pan.
13
Gnocchi:
14
Mash potatoes while still hot.
15
Add flour, egg, butter and salt and make dough.
16
Divide the dough into smaller pieces, shape each one into a thin roll and cut into the equal sized pieces.
17
Leave the gnocchi to stand for 1 hour before cooking.
18
Cook them in a lot of salty, boiling water for 10 minutes (let them cook a little more after they rise to the surface).
19
Take them out with a slotted spoon or strain in a colander.
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About
Croatian beef pastissada is a tender, mouthwatering specialty.
Yield:
10 servings
Added:
Sunday, December 4, 2011 - 12:58pm
