Beef with funghi sauce for pasta

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsBeef ( alcatra); into 1/2\" dice
4Tomatoes;peeled.seeded and chopped
1Onion; finely chopped
1Clove garlic; minced
2tablespoonsDry funghi ( porcini)
Salt and pepper; to taste
1cupHeavy cream (optional); or fresh cream
2tablespoonsOil

Directions

1. Brown meat in oil

2. Add chopped onions and cook until translucent 3. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute.

4. Add tomatoes, salt and pepper and cook until it dries out.

5. Add ½ cup water and simmer covered until almost dry.

6. Keep adding ½ cups water whenever almost dry and cook until meat is tender ( about 2 hours)

7. One hour before end of cooking, wash dried mushroom well and soak them in warm water for 1 hour.

8. Drain mushrooms and save the liquid.

9. Chop mushrooms and add it along with liquid to the meat.

10. Simmer another half hour.

11. Add cream and serve with noodles Recipe by: Miriam Podcameni Posvolsky Posted to EAT-L Digest by Leon & Miriam Posvolsky <miriamp@...> on Nov 19, 1997