Dorothy's Stefado

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Oct 01, 2009

Good recipe! If you don't have pickling spice, you can make it yourself. The main ingredients are: cinnamon, mustard seed, bay leaves, allspice, dill seed, cloves, ginger, peppercorns, coriander, juniper berries, mace, and cardamom. So put a bit of all this, and you've got it!

—Weasel

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Nov 22, 2010

I am Greek and have had this dish many times as a child. I always remember this dish having a tomato base which was rich with flavor and thick. This recipe gives you a beefywatery base - no red tomato color. i am questioning the picture as it looks like there are tomatos in it. My family thought this tastes pretty good, but question the color. Maybe I can add some tomato sauce to see if this will improve the flavor/appearance. I used my crockpot on low for 12 hours. Easy recipe to follow. Would I make it again? It's missing something. It might be the addition of tomato sauce.

—mariamou

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Feb 04, 2004

This is a GREAT recipe!!! I am Greek and this is just like my mom used to make. Don't be afraid of the work, your family will love this!

—BEZEMES

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Apr 08, 2004

I made this recently and can't believe how good this was. I always stayed away from this recipe even though it was one of my favorite greek meals. I thought it would be too much work, but boy was it worth it. Kathy is right, the smell of this simmering is so inviting! My family enjoyed this a lot and all you have to do is add a salad and some mashed potatoes! No more ordering this out at Greek restaurants. Now I can have even better at home!! Thanks!

—BUSYGREEKMOM

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Nov 30, 2007

Great recipe from Dorothy! She's got more than 200 others - Greek & American - in her book, From Our Hearts to Your Table - Recipes from a Greek American Family.

—starrmc

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Nov 30, 2009

Kathy, Thank you for posting your mom's Stefado, I think it is wonderful. I made a batch with half the amount of meat and onions, but left the rest of the ingrediants as written. It was fabulous with the fresh french bread for soaking the sauce. I have made this stew for years with all kinds of meat such as lamb, venison, rabbit, chicken and of course beef. From a 65 year old greek man that cooks better than most...Bravo!

—Yanni's

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Jun 20, 2007

The smell while cooking was devine !! I also cut down the meat (almost half), but used about double wine/water mix... even though I was cooking it on very low heat ?! To cut the acidity of the tomato paste and wine I added about 2 tsp of sugar. Will definately be making this more often. Note: If you don't have whole pickling spice use: 1ts whole cloves, more bayleaves (2), whole peper corns. It's not the same, but will add a bit more flavour.

—Melissa Scholte

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Feb 25, 2007

Our favourite Greek restaurant is closed for refurbishment at the moment. So I wanted to try and recreate my husbands favourite dish for his birthday. I managed it with this recipe. I scaled down the meat and onions for 6 people but kept the sauce the same. I'm glad I did as I still had to add a little more wine mixed with water even though I was simmering on very low.Thankyou to my Quality Cook friend CC who explained to me what a spice bag was and thankyou Kathy W for a recipe that my husband really enjoyed.

—KEZ

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Nutrition

Calories
357 kcal
18%

Carbohydrates
24.6 g
8%

Cholesterol
63 mg
21%

Fat
18.7 g
29%

Fiber
0.5 g
2%

Protein
21.4 g
43%

Sodium
262 mg
10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Dorothy's Stefado

Serving Size: 1/18 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 18
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 357
Calories from Fat: 169

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 18.7g 29 %
Saturated Fat 5.8g 29 %
** Cholesterol 63mg 21 %
Sodium 262mg 10 %
** Potassium 269mg 8 %
Total Carbohydrates 24.6g 8 %
** Dietary Fiber 0.5g 2 %
Protein 21.4g 43 %
** Sugars 6.8g
** Vitamin A 3 %
** Vitamin C 11 %
** Calcium 7 %
** Iron 25 %
** Thiamin 6 %
** Niacin 40 %
** Vitamin B6 14 %
** Magnesium 6 %
** Folate 4 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.