Stefado Of Beef And Garlic

Serves:

Ingredients:

3 lb Stew Meat Trimmed 1" cubes
1 c Walnuts, Coarsely Chopped
1/2 lb Feta Cheese, Crumbled
30 Cloves Garlic *
1 lb Pearl Onions *
1/4 c Dry Red Wine Vinegar
1/2 c Dry White Wine
1/2 ts Sugar
1 ts Ground Cumin
1 ts Cinnamon
1 ts Dried Oregano, Crumbled
1 Bay Leaf
Salt & Pepper To Taste
1/2 c Fresh Parsley, Chopped
6 oz (1 cn) Tomato Paste
1/2 c Fresh Parsley, Chopped.

Method:

* Pearl onions and garlic cloves should be parboiled and peeled.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a heavy pot that can be covered, combine all the ingredients except the feta, walnuts and 1/2 cup parsley.
Cover tightly and bake for 1 1/2 hours or more, until the meat is very tender.
Lower the oven temperature during this time, so that the contents of the pot remain at a gentle simmer.
Skim off the fat.
Do not boil the sacue down; it should remain rather thin.
Ladle the stew into a deep platter.
Granish with feta, walnuts, and the remaining parsley.