Crock Pot Stifado

Description: Make and share this Crock Pot Stifado recipe from Food.com.

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 lbs stewing beef, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 3 large onions, peeled and diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese

Steps:

1. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and brown beef-- in batches if necessary, adding more oil if needed.
2. Transfer beef to crock pot with a slotted spoon.
3. Reduce heat to medium and add onions to skillet, cooking until soft; add garlic, cinnamon and allspice and cook for 1 minute.
4. Add vinegar, tomato sauce, sugar and bay leaf and stir well to combine.
5. Pour mixture over meat.
6. Cover and cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours or on High for 4 to 5 hours, until beef is tender.
7. Add feta cheese, cover again, and cook on High for 10 minutes.
8. Discard bay leaf and serve over hot buttered pasta or mashed potatoes.