Braised meat with Sforzato wine

🍷 Braised Sforzato Wine with Vegetables and Spices: Traditional Valtellinese Recipe

If you love dishes rich in flavor and enveloping aromas, you can't miss this recipe for braised Sforzato DOCG wine. A typical second course of Valtellinese tradition, perfect for special occasions or winter dinners. The meat, slowly cooked with herbs and vegetables, becomes very tender and is served with a rich and velvety sauce, made with one of the finest wines of Valtellina 🍷🥩.

📝 Ingredients for 4 people:

• 1 kg of beef for braising
• 100 g of all-purpose flour
• Olive oil to taste
• 1 celery stalk
• 1 carrot
• 1 onion
• 10 juniper berries
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cloves
• 100 g of tomato paste
• 1 liter of Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG
• Salt and pepper to taste

👨‍🍳 Preparation:

1. Lightly flour the meat and sauté it in a high-edged pot (or in a Lavéc, if available) with a drizzle of oil and the herbs: juniper, bay leaf, cloves.
2. Add the diced vegetables (celery, carrot, onion) and the tomato paste, letting it flavor for a few minutes.
3. Add the remaining flour, then moisten everything with the Sforzato DOCG wine.
4. Let it simmer for about 1 hour, with the lid on, until the meat is tender and the sauce is well-reduced.
5. At the end of cooking, remove the meat from the pot and blend the sauce with an immersion blender until smooth. Adjust with salt and pepper.
6. Slice the meat into even pieces, place it in a baking dish or on a serving plate, and top with the warm sauce.

📚 Source: Book "Valtellina di gusto"
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