Orzo pasta with beef

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Ingredients

  • 1kgr soft beef in portions
  • 1-2 onions chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 3-4 tomatoes grated in scrubber
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (powder)
  • 1/6 teaspoon cloves (powder)
  • 1/6 teaspoon allspice (powder)
  • 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
  • salt, pepper
  • 500gr orzo pasta
  • 1/2 cups red wine
  • 5 cups hot water
  • grated cheese for serve (if you want)

Method

  1. In a pot, add olive oil and saute the meat  until it gets golden brown.
  2. Add the onion and garlic and stir until the onions soften (not to get gold) and add the wine.
  3. Once the wine evaporates, add tomatoes, spices (cinnamon, cloves, allspice, paprika, salt and pepper) and 1 cup hot water and cook until the meat is tender and sauce thickens (40-50 minutes).
  4. Then, add 4 cups hot water and when it starts to boil, add the contents of the pot in a pan and place in preheated oven at 200οC.
  5. When it boils again in the oven, add the pasta, stir well and leave for 5 minutes.
  6. After 5 minutes stir again, turn off the oven and leave the pan in the oven for 15′-20′ until it thickens (stir ocasionally).
  7. Serve in plate and sprinkle the grated cheese.
Tips:

We can if we want less time to omit steps to the pan and finish the meal in the pot.