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Beef, Fig & Olive Stew
 
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Prep Time: 40 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ready In: 80 Minutes
Servings: 2
Southern French flavors.
Ingredients:
8 ounces lean ground beef or 8 ounces ground lamb
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon herbes de provence
1/4 cup dry red wine
1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 plum tomatoes, diced
1/4 cup dried fig, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped green olives or 2 tablespoons capers
1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
Directions:
1. Brown beef in pan.
2. Add garlic and herbes de Provence, stir for about 30 seconds.
3. Add wine, scrap up any browned bit, stir until slightly reduced, about 1 minute.
4. In a small bowl, stir together beef broth and cornstarch. Add to pan and increase heat to high, bring to a simmer, stirring constantly.
5. Add tomatoes, figs, olives and pepper and return to a simmer.
6. Maintain a simmer, stirring occasionally until tomatoes have broken down, about 5 minutes.
7. Heat through, about 2 minutes.
By RecipeOfHealth.com