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Braised Beef Chuck with Onion, Thyme, Cumin, and Tomato

A low, covered braise. The beef chuck is browned first, then simmered in tomato with yellow onion until fork-tender. Serves 4. Plan on about 150 minutes of simmering.

Serves 4 · 185 min · Dinner

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Ingredients

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  • 1⅜ lb beef chuck
  • 14⅛ oz yellow onion
  • 2 clove garlic
  • 7 oz yellow onion
  • 2⅛ tbsp olive oil
  • 1⅓ lb canned crushed tomato
  • 1 cup water
  • 1.2 g black pepper
  • 6 g ground cumin
  • 3.2 g kosher salt
  • 8 g fresh thyme

Steps

  1. Pat 1⅜ lb beef chuck dry and salt it. Heat 2⅛ tbsp olive oil in a heavy pot over medium-high heat. Brown the beef chuck on all sides. Move it to a plate.
  2. Lower the heat. Cook 14⅛ oz yellow onion and 14⅛ oz yellow onion with a pinch of salt until the onion softens, about 6 minutes. Add 2 garlic cloves and 6 g ground cumin and stir for 30 seconds.
  3. Return the beef chuck and any juices. Add the tomato and 8 g fresh thyme. The liquid should come about halfway up the main ingredient. Add a splash of water if it does not.
  4. Cover and simmer gently until the beef chuck is fork-tender, about 150 minutes. Target temperature: fork-tender, well above 71°C / 160°F. If the sauce is thin, uncover it for the last 10 minutes. Taste for salt. Discard bay leaves before serving.

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