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Hachee - Dutch Spiced Beef

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 2.5 # of Beef Roast cut into 1” cubes
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • 2 large yellow onions sliced
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 1 Tbsp oil
  • 3 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 5 whole cloves
  • 4 juniper berries or 1 tsp caraway seed
  • 5-10 black peppercorns
  • 2 tsp dried Marjoram
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 2-3 cups of beef broth or stock
  • 2 Tbsp Corn Starch
  • 2 Tbsp cold water
  • Kitchen Bouquet a few drops

Instructions
 

  • Cut up your beef, pat it dry with a paper towel, and toss with salt and pepper. I like to do this the night before.
  • Preheat your oven to 250 degrees
  • Preheat a Dutch Oven over medium flame on the stove, and add the butter and oil.
  • Brown your beef in batches, do not overcrowd the pan. Remove to a plate when browned. Don’t worry if it sticks or builds up on the bottom of the pot, we’ll be deglazing it soon.
  • When all of the beef is browned, sauté the onion in the Dutch oven until caramelized.
  • Add the vinegar and the beef stock to deglaze the pot.
  • Add the beef (and any juice) back to the Dutch oven, and add the Marjoram.
  • Put the bay leaves, cloves, juniper berries and peppercorns into a spice bag or sachet (to make them easy to remove when done) and submerge in the beef stock.
  • Simmer your beef in the oven for 2-3 hours, until tender.
  • Remove the herb sachet
  • Mix the corn starch in 1-2 Tbsp of cold water and a few drops of Kitchen Bouquet, and then add to the beef and stir through. Cook for another 15-20 minutes to thicken.
  • Taste and adjust for salt, pepper, or vinegar.
  • Serve over mashed potatoes or rice, with Rode Kool on the side.

Notes

Hachee served over potatoes with Rode Kool