Name: Braised Beef in Brunello di Montalcino
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 26 h 40 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 pounds of beef (top sirloin, chuck roast or eye round roast); 6 tablespoons of olive oil; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon white pepper; 1 teaspoon of chopped fresh parsley; For the marinade; 2 onions; 1/4 cup carrots; 4 tablespoons chopped celery; 1 bay leaf; 15 peppercorns; 2 cloves of sliced garlic; 1 bottle 750-ml bottle of Brunello di Montalcino ( or another red wine dry)

The wine for this beef recipe is Brunello di Montalcino (made from Sangiovese grapes) grown in the commune of Montalcino, in the province of Siena, Tuscany.

Perfect pairings with Brunello di Montalcino can be stewed and braised game dishes, with wild boar, guinea fowl, or duck, but also roast veal and pork.

When speaking of when to drink a Brunello di Montalcino, it is worth mentioning richly seasoned first courses such as Tortellini with wild boar ragout or Pappardelle Toscane.

But Brunello di Montalcino, especially if more mature, is also excellent with very mature pungent flavored cheeses.
This wine is the perfect complement to this braised beef dish and is easy to make.

Certainly looking at the ingredients you will know right away that Tuscan cooks love simplicity as you will find less is more here.

As for traditional cuisine, wild boar and polenta Scottiglia (stew) or risotto with pigeon sauce are iconic pairings.

Scroll down to the end for this printable recipe.

Easy Step By Step

Marinate the beef for 24 hours
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees or see below for another cooking method
Prepare a baking casserole pan with cooking oil spray
Brown and Sear the meat first
Bake this beef for around 2 1/2 hours
Thicken the sauce and serve

Ingredients You Will Need

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beef
celery
minced garlic
fresh basil and fresh parsley
carrots
olive oil
salt, and white pepper,
red wine
optional: red pepper flakes

marinated beef in brunello di montalcino

Tips

Sear the meat until browned on both sides
Do not burn the meat
Slow cook covered in the oven
Use any kind of beef
Any dry red wine can be used in this dish however if you can't get Brunello, we suggest a Pinot Noir

More Recipes to Try

Slow Cooker Guinness Corned Beef

Tuscan Grilled Steaks

Salisbury Steak Marsala

Grilled Steak in Chianti Butter

Cabbage Steak Skillet

Additions

Substitute chicken for beef
Add chopped peppers
Add mushrooms
Serve these over a bed of rice or noodles
Serve over mashed potatoes
Chopped greens of any kind

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Economical Meals

Through the years mom and grandma adapted and used whatever meat we could get so no problem using chuck roast, or a lesser cut of stew meats it's fine.

We all learned quickly how to stretch a budget by improvising with whatever we had to feed the family.

Preparing meals from scratch and making them taste gourmet is an art and this recipe surely shouts it, Tuscan cooks are just amazing on flavors.

Again feel free to adapt this recipe any way you like with more or fewer spices, my family loves red pepper flakes and you'll always find a bottle of that along with Pecorino Romano cheese to top any dish.