Stifado (Greek Beef Stew)

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Stifado, pronounced stiff-ah-do, is a hearty Greek beef stew seasoned with warming spices, red wine, and loads of pearl onions. This stew, which is typically served as a Sunday family dinner on colder fall and winter days, is one of the many traditional Greek comfort food recipes. It’s flavorful, satisfying, and mouth-wateringly delicious!

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Stifado is one of those classic cold-weather dishes that was once cooked in a home’s wood-burning oven. Today, you can find the rich, red-wine, and pearl onion-laden stew simmering on a stovetop in households throughout Greece. 

The meat is cooked slowly in an aromatic red wine and tomato sauce, a combination so rich and comforting that we use it for everything from braised lamb shanks to mushroom ragu. This

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