Recipe Name Stracotto (Braised Beef)) Submitted by Snap Recipe Description The recipe was revised from an Italian Cookbook by my wife Quantity 0 Quantity Unit Prep Time (minutes) 45 Cook Time (minutes) 180 Ready In (minutes) 225

Ingredients Amount Measure Ingredient 3 pounds chuck roast 2 cloves garlic Clove 3 tablespoons butter 1/2 small Onion, chopped 1 stalk, medium (7-1/2\" - 8\" long) celery, chopped 1 small (5-1/2\" long) carrot,chopped 2 tablespoons soybean oil 1 teaspoon Soup, beef broth, bouillon, consomme, prepared with equal volume water, commercial 2 tablespoons Contadina Tomato Paste 2 fliud ounces red wine 1 teaspoon soy sauce 1/3 tablespoon sauce,worcestershire Steps Sequence Step 1 Cut small slits in the beef. Cut the garlic into slivers and stuff the slivers into the slits. 2 Coarsely chop the onion, celery and carrot. Place 2 TBS butter, and vegetables into a large heavy bottom pot or Dutch oven and sauté until softened. Remove from pot. 3 place remaining butter and 2 TBS vegetable oil in the pot. Turn up the heat and when shimmering and the roast and brown on all sides. Remove the roast from the pot 4 return the vegetables, bouillon, 1/2 cup water, 1/4 cup of red wine and tomato paste. Whisk to dissolve the bouillon and tomato paste. Return the meat to the pot.