Name: Italian Red Wine Beef
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 10 min
Ingredients: 3.5 lbs beef chuck, cubed; 2 cups red wine; 1 can crushed tomatoes; 2 onions, diced; 4 carrots, chopped; 4 celery stalks, chopped; 4 garlic cloves; 2 bay leaves; Fresh rosemary and thyme; Salt and pepper

The slow cooker is the perfect vessel for creating this classic Italian-inspired dish, allowing the red wine to work its tenderizing magic over hours of gentle cooking. Your crockpot transforms tough chuck beef into fork-tender morsels while creating a rich, complex sauce. This recipe proves that rustic Italian cooking and modern convenience can work together beautifully.

Italian Red Wine Beef

Recipe by furkanbzkurt

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

hours

Calories

390

kcal

A rich, Tuscan-inspired beef dish perfect for pasta or polenta.

Ingredients

3.5 lbs beef chuck, cubed
2 cups red wine
1 can crushed tomatoes
2 onions, diced
4 carrots, chopped
4 celery stalks, chopped
4 garlic cloves
2 bay leaves
Fresh rosemary and thyme
Salt and pepper

Directions

Marinate beef in wine overnight
Brown meat, remove
Sauté vegetables
Combine all in slow cooker
Cook on low 8-9 hours