Giouvetsi (Greek Beef and Orzo Bake)
The Greek Sunday bake — beef braised with tomato, cinnamon and red wine until tender, then baked in the same dish with orzo that drinks up the sauce, finished under grated kefalotyri.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 kg beef chuck or shin, cut into 4 cm pieces
- 60 ml olive oil
- 2 medium onions, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 150 ml dry red wine
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 allspice berries
- 2 bay leaves
- 1.2 l hot water
- 400 g orzo (kritharaki)
- 80 g kefalotyri or pecorino, grated
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper, ground
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 3610 kcal · P 279.3g · C 100.5g · F 213.4g
Estimated from 15 of 15 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Season the beef with the salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil over high heat in a casserole that can go from hob to oven and brown the meat in batches, 5 minutes each, then lift it out.
- 2Lower the heat, add the onions and fry for 6–8 minutes until soft and golden, then stir in the garlic and tomato paste for 1 minute.
- 3Pour in the wine and let it bubble for 2 minutes, scraping the bottom, then return the beef with the tomatoes, cinnamon, allspice, bay leaves and 500 ml of the hot water.
- 4Cover and simmer gently for 1 hour 30 minutes, until the beef is almost tender. Heat the oven to 180°C/350°F.
- 5Fish out the cinnamon and bay leaves, stir in the orzo and the remaining 700 ml of hot water and bake uncovered for 25–30 minutes, stirring once halfway, until the orzo is tender and has absorbed most of the sauce.
- 6Check it: the dish should still be loose and saucy, because the orzo keeps drinking as it stands; add a splash of water if needed.
- 7Scatter over the grated cheese, return to the oven for 5 minutes until it melts, rest for 5 minutes and serve.
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Questions and answers
How long does Giouvetsi (Greek Beef and Orzo Bake) take to make?
About 160 minutes: 20 min prep and 140 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Giouvetsi (Greek Beef and Orzo Bake)?
15 ingredients: beef chuck or shin, olive oil, onions, garlic cloves, tomato paste, tinned chopped tomatoes, dry red wine, cinnamon stick, allspice berries, bay leaves, hot water, orzo and 3 more.
How many servings does this Giouvetsi (Greek Beef and Orzo Bake) recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Giouvetsi (Greek Beef and Orzo Bake)?
About 602 kcal, with 46.6 g protein, 16.8 g carbohydrate and 35.6 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is Giouvetsi (Greek Beef and Orzo Bake)?
Giouvetsi (Greek Beef and Orzo Bake) comes from Greek cuisine.
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