Beef and Garlic Rice

Beef and Garlic Rice

Makes 4 main-dish servings

Prep: 25 minutes

Cook: 1-1/2 hours

Ingredients:

1 small bulb garlic*

2 teaspoons olive oil*

1-1/4 pounds boneless beef chuck roast, trimmed of fat and cut into 3/4-inch cubes

1 tablespoon cooking oil

1 14-ounce can beef broth (1-3/4 cups)

1/2 cup water

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon snipped fresh marjoram or 1 teaspoon dried marjoram, crushed

3 small onions, cut into wedges

2 cups water

1 cup long-grain rice

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 to 3 tablespoons snipped chives, cut into 1-inch pieces

1/4 cup cold water

2 tablespoons cornstarch

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar

Directions

1. Remove papery outer layers from garlic bulb. Cut off about 1/4 inch from top of bulb, leaving the bulb intact but exposing the individual cloves. Place garlic in center of a 12-inch square of foil. Drizzle garlic with olive oil. Seal foil around garlic; set aside.

2. Preheat oven to 325 degree F. In an ovenproof Dutch oven brown half the meat in hot cooking oil. Remove meat with slotted spoon; brown the remaining meat. Drain off excess fat. Return all meat to pot. Stir in the beef broth, the 1/2 cup water, the Worcestershire sauce, and dried marjoram, if using.

3. Cover and bake along with wrapped garlic for 35 minutes. Remove garlic from oven and add onion wedges to meat in pot. Cover and cook about 55 minutes longer or until meat is just tender.

4. After meat has baked about 1 hour, prepare rice. Squeeze garlic from half of the roasted cloves into a medium saucepan; stir in the 2 cups water, the uncooked rice, and the salt. (Refrigerate remaining roasted garlic, covered, for another use; see note, below.) Bring to boiling, reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Stir in chives (and bottled garlic, if using).

5. Remove meat from oven. In a small bowl or cup, stir the 1/4 cup cold water into cornstarch; add vinegar and mix until well combined. Add to beef along with fresh marjoram, if using. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Serve with garlic rice. Makes 4 main-dish servings.


 * Note: If desired, substitute 1 to 2 tablespoons bottled roasted minced garlic for the garlic bulb and olive oil. Add bottled garlic to rice along with the chives.


 * Note: Any leftover roasted garlic can be wrapped and refrigerated for a few days and used as a spread on toasted French bread slices, added to mashed potatoes or a salad dressing, or tossed with roasted vegetables.

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* World Recipes Y-Group