I love to cook. I would spend all of my free time in the kitchen if I could. The downside to all that cooking is, of course, all the dishes that it creates. I am not a dirty dish fan and would prefer to just pretend they weren’t there. One of my most recent recipes, paleo-ish balsamic braised beef, gave me my biggest dish challenge yet. But, the resulting recipe is totally worth it! It is so flavorful and the meat practically melts in your mouth.
Now, I called this Paleo-ish balsamic beef because I showed it served over brown rice. That’s because my husband’s dish turned out the best and he is not really a Paleo eater. The braised beef is 100% Paleo and I eat it with roasted carrots to make the whole dish Paleo friendly.
Balsamic Braised Beef Ingredients:
3 Tbsp salt
1 1/2 Tbsp rosemary
1 Tbsp thyme
1 Tbsp sage
1 1/2 Tbsp garlic powder
1 1/2 Tbsp onion powder
1 Tbsp paprika
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 lbs stew meat
15 oz sugar free tomato sauce {I use Muir Glen}
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
3 dates
5 cloves of garlic, minced
Let’s Make It:
1) Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2) Combine the salt through black pepper in a small bowl. Dip each piece of stew meat into the spice mixture and toss to coat. Place in a 2 or 3 quart baking dish with a lid. Add dates to the baking dish.
3) In a medium bowl, combine the tomato sauce, balsamic vinegar and garlic. Stir well to combine. Pour over meat.
4) Cover baking dish and bake in preheated oven for 3-4 hours.
This balsamic braised beef is the bomb dot com…I am serious. I could have eaten the whole thing by myself but then I’d feel guilty for not sharing with my family. The only downside to this is how messy the baking dish gets. The sauce really bakes onto the sides and even the lid of the baking dish. So, just be warned!
- 3 Tbsp salt
- 1 1/2 Tbsp rosemary
- 1 Tbsp thyme
- 1 Tbsp sage
- 1 1/2 Tbsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 Tbsp onion powder
- 1 Tbsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 lbs stew beef
- 15 oz sugar free tomato sauce {I use Muir Glen}
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 dates
- 5 cloves of garlic, minced
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Combine the salt through black pepper in a small bowl. Dip each piece of stew meat into the spice mixture and toss to coat. Place in a 2 or 3 quart baking dish with a lid. Add dates to the baking dish.
- In a medium bowl, combine the tomato sauce, balsamic vinegar and garlic. Stir well to combine. Pour over meat.
- Cover baking dish and bake in preheated oven for 3-4 hours.
