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Beef braised in Barolo
Photo: Lily Banse

Beef braised in Barolo

14 ingredients 6 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

810
Calories
56g
Protein
42g
Fat
40g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Pork 100g cooked 242
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg [2 lb] beef
  • 20 g [3/4 oz] butter
  • 10 g [1/2 oz] lardo (cured back fat of pork)
  • 0.4 l [14 fl oz] Barolo (dry full-bodied red wine with lush bouquet made from Nebbiolo grapes)
  • 0.2 l [7 fl oz] rum
  • 1 onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 stick celery
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 small piece cinnamon
  • salt
  • freshly ground pepper

Directions

1

Heat the butter and lard in a copper pan.

2

Add the meat and brown all over for 5 minutes together with the onion, garlic, carrot and celery (all chopped), rosemary, bay leaf and cinnamon.

3

Season with salt and pepper and add the Barolo.

4

Allow the wine to evaporate slowly then dilute with a little warm water and continue to cook over a low heat for about 3 hours.

5

Remove the meat and cut into slices, strain its sauce through a sieve then return both to the pan.

6

Pour over the rum and cook for 15 minutes. Take to the table and serve piping hot.

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