Italian Braised Beef

Total Time: 4 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 kg bone-in beef blade roast, fat removed
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 3 shallots, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and cut in half
• 3 tomatoes, diced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 16 baby potatoes
• 12 nantes carrots, peeled
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 with the rack in the middle position, preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 in a saucepan (ovenproof) or dutch oven, brown the beef on each side in half of the oil. add salt and pepper. set aside on a plate.
• 3 in a bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in chicken stock. set aside.
• 4 in the same saucepan, brown shallots and garlic in the remaining oil.
• 5 add tomatoes, tomato paste and keep cooking about 3 minutes. add chicken stock mixture and bring to a boil while stirring. put the beef back in the saucepan and add remaining ingredients.
• 6 cover and cook in oven about 4 hours or until meat shread easily with a fork.
• 7 note: if you want to do it in the crockpot do step 1 to 4. then on step 5, put all ingredients in crockpot. cover and cook at low heat 8 hours.