Coffee braised beef

So I made braised beef with some leftover red wine I had in the fridge. This braised beef recipe is inspired by my coffee-rubbed chicken and braised pork chops in my holiday cookbook, Cozy Delights: No-brainer comfort food. This beef is so tender and delicious. Traditionally, red meat is cooked with dry red wine but white wine also works. This red wine braised beef is very tasty, juicy and makes you feel like you’re eating restaurant food. Don’t let the cooking time scare you; most of it is spent in the oven.

So basically you start off with marinating the beef. Then you fry the beef until browned on all sides. Take it out of the pan and then fry onions, carrots and garlic cloves. Once they are sauteed, add the herbs, vinegar, wine and water. Deglaze the pan (let it simmer until all the fried beef bits are no longer stuck to the pan) and then turn off the heat. Next, transfer to a large oven-friendly pot or pan that can hold all your liquid with space left at the top. Then add the remaining ingredients and cover the pan with foil or its lid.

You will let this bake at 350F/175C for 2 & 1/2 hours until the beef is tender. Serve warm with your favorite rice or potato dish. I highly recommend mashed potatoes for this recipe.

Coffee braised beef

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Servings: 4 Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cooking Time: 3 Hours 3 Hours

Rating: 5.0/5

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Ingredients

700g/1.5 lbs beef fillet (roast), cut into large chunks

2 teaspoons table salt

1 tablespoon instant/ground coffee

1/2 tablespoon ground ginger

1/2 tablespoon garlic powder

1 tablespoon ground black pepper

3 tablespoons vegetable/canola oil

Extra 1/4 cup vegetable/canola oil

1 large onion, sliced

4 garlic cloves, peeled

2 large carrots, sliced

3 bay leaves

1 bunch fresh parsley or basil

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar

1 cup red wine

1 cup water

Instructions

1. Mix the salt with the coffee, ginger, garlic, black pepper and 3 tablespoons oil.
2. Rub this over the beef.
3. Heat extra 1/4 cup oil in a frying pan and add the seasoned beef. Fry until browned on all sides.
4. Take out the beef from the pan and fry the onions and carrots for 5 minutes. Add the garlic cloves and fry for another 3 minutes. 
5. Preheat the oven to 350F/175C.
6. Add the bay leaves, fresh parsley, vinegar, wine and water to the pan in step 5 to deglaze the pan. 
7. Once the bottom of the pan feels smooth and void of fried beef bits, turn off the heat.
8. Transfer the fried beef to a very large oven-friendly pot.
9. Add the red wine sauce from step 7 to the same pot in the previous step.
10. Cover the pot with its lid or wrap with aluminum foil.
11. Bake this for 2&1/2 hours in the preheated oven.
12. Serve warm with rice or mashed potatoes.