Description:

Excellent authentic Northern Italian/Slovenian Dish.

Source:

Susan Doocy

Serves/Makes:6

Ingredients

• oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 small green pepper, diced
• 1 lb (.5 kg). tender beef chunks or stew meat
• fresh parsley, minced to taste (I use a full cup)
• 1 8 oz (224 grm). can tomato sauce
• 3 cups (700 ml) water
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) allspice
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) red wine
• 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) sliced fresh mushrooms
• or
• 1 12 oz (336 grm). can sliced mushrooms
• salt and pepper, to taste
• flour for thickening
• Polenta:
• 1 cup (225 ml) cornmeal
• 2 cups (475 ml) water
• 1/2 lb (.2 kg). or more Muenster cheese, sliced

Preparation

• In a small amount of oil, saute onion, garlic and green pepper for 5 minutes.
• Add meat and parsley and cook until meat is browned.
• Add tomato sauce, water, bouillon, bay leaf, all spice, wine, mushrooms, salt and pepper.
• Simmer until meat is very tender.
• Thicken with a flour and water slurry just before serving.
• To make the Polenta, cook cornmeal in water until very thick.
• Place a serving of polenta on each plate and top with a layer of muenster cheese, then spoon the meat gravy you made over over the top.

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