01-31-2007, 04:13 AM
1 cup Dried prunes, pitted
1 1/2 lb Beef chuck, cut in 1 1/2-in pieces
1/2 cup Flour
1 tsp Salt
1 tbl Salad oil
1 med Onion, coarsely chopped
1 x Garlic clove, minced
2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper
1/2 tsp Oregano leaves
4 dsh hot pepper sauce
8 oz Can tomato sauce
1/2 lb Rigatoni
Method :
To make pitting easier, stew prunes for 5 minutes in 2 cups of water. Drain and cool. Pit and set aside. Shake beef cubes in a bag with flour and salt, a few at a time, until cubes are well coated. Brown beef in hot oil in deep 4-quart kettle. Add onion, garlic, salt, pepper, oregano and hot pepper sauce.
Add tomato sauce and enough water to keep liquid 1-inch above meat
(about 3 cups); stir well. Cover tightly and bake at 300F degrees for 2 hours.
Add rigatoni and prunes. Add enough water to cover (about 2 cups). Bake 1 hour longer.
1 1/2 lb Beef chuck, cut in 1 1/2-in pieces
1/2 cup Flour
1 tsp Salt
1 tbl Salad oil
1 med Onion, coarsely chopped
1 x Garlic clove, minced
2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper
1/2 tsp Oregano leaves
4 dsh hot pepper sauce
8 oz Can tomato sauce
1/2 lb Rigatoni
Method :
To make pitting easier, stew prunes for 5 minutes in 2 cups of water. Drain and cool. Pit and set aside. Shake beef cubes in a bag with flour and salt, a few at a time, until cubes are well coated. Brown beef in hot oil in deep 4-quart kettle. Add onion, garlic, salt, pepper, oregano and hot pepper sauce.
Add tomato sauce and enough water to keep liquid 1-inch above meat
(about 3 cups); stir well. Cover tightly and bake at 300F degrees for 2 hours.
Add rigatoni and prunes. Add enough water to cover (about 2 cups). Bake 1 hour longer.