PORTUGUESE BEEF - CACOILA

Portuguese Beef - Cacoila image

This is marinated beef, Portuguese style. As a variation to cooking, I place all ingredients in a slow cooker on high, stirring often, and cook for about 3 hours, until meat shreds itself.

Provided by John J. Pacheco

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Portuguese

Time 14h

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
3 oranges, juiced
¼ cup white wine
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 bay leaves
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Rinse beef, and place in large bowl. Pour in orange juice, wine, oil and pepper sauce. Season with bay leaves, garlic, paprika, allspice, salt and pepper. Mix, to coat beef. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
Heat a heavy skillet over medium heat. Cook beef and marinade until beef shreds easily, about 1 hour. Add water as needed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 437.3 calories, Carbohydrate 10.8 g, Cholesterol 101.3 mg, Fat 30 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 28.5 g, SaturatedFat 11.9 g, Sodium 90.5 mg, Sugar 8 g