Italian Beef with Button Mushrooms and Halloumi Cheese
🌟Main ingredient:Beef
✨secondary ingredients: button-mushrooms and halloumi-cheese
⏱️Cooking time: 240 minutes
🌶️Spice level: Mild
👨👩👦👦Number of diners: 4-8 Dinners
Ingredients
500g
beef
(such
as
chuck
roast
or
sirloin),
sliced
200g
button
mushrooms,
sliced
200g
halloumi
cheese,
cubed
4
cloves
garlic,
minced
2
tablespoons
olive
oil
1
teaspoon
dried
oregano
1/2
teaspoon
dried
basil
1/2
teaspoon
salt
1/4
teaspoon
black
pepper
1
cup
beef
broth
1
cup
tomato
sauce
1
tablespoon
tomato
paste
1
tablespoon
balsamic
vinegar
1
tablespoon
cornstarch
(optional,
for
thickening
sauce)
Cooking steps
In a large skillet or pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
Add sliced beef and cook until browned on all sides. Remove from pan and set aside.
In the same pan, add garlic and mushrooms. Cook until mushrooms are tender and slightly golden.
Add halloumi cheese to the pan and cook until slightly browned.
Return the beef to the pan and sprinkle with oregano, basil, salt, and black pepper. Stir to coat everything evenly.
Pour in beef broth, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and balsamic vinegar. Stir well to combine.
Cover the pan and let simmer over low heat for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
If desired, mix cornstarch with a little water to make a slurry. Add the slurry to the pan to thicken the sauce. Stir well and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
Serve the Italian beef with button mushrooms and halloumi cheese hot with your choice of rice, pasta, potato, or greens as a side dish.
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