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6 to 8
Medium
By Keith Floyd
Published 1987
This splendid stew has been raped and pillaged by pub and wine bar cooks the length and breadth of this fair land of ours – they add peppers and other unmentionable ingredients to what must be a simple, slow-cooked dish with no deviation from this recipe.
Marinate the beef, onions, carrots, shallots, garlic and herbs in the wine overnight. Remove the meat and reserve the marinade.
In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, fry the bacon and then add the meat and brown. Add the brandy and flame. Add the Madeira and barely cover with the reserved marinade which you have sieved, discarding the vegetables. Add the calf’s foot. Cover and simmer on a