Portuguese-Style Beef Stew (Alcatra)

Name: Portuguese-Style Beef Stew (Alcatra)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Europe, Spanish & Portuguese
Ingredients: 3 pounds boneless long-cut, beef shanks; , Salt and pepper; 5 , garlic cloves, peeled and smashed; 5 , allspice berries; 4 , bay leaves; 1 1/2 teaspons, peppercorns; 2 , large onions, halved and sliced; 2 1/4 cups, dry white wine; 1/4 teaspoon ground, cinnamon; 8 ounces, Spanish-style chorizo sausage, cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds

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Europe
Spanish & Portuguese
Meat
Beef
Stews

By Lan Lam ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2016, America's Test Kitchen TV

This meaty, clean-tasting Portuguese version of beef stew, called alcatra, requires mere minutes of hands-on work.

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SERVES 6

TIME 4½ hours

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