Food Network: Stew Odessa

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Stew Odessa
Recipe courtesy Cafe Glechik

Ingredients
1 (3 pound) beef eye round
2 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 to 5 Spanish onions, chopped
2 cups beef broth
4 bay leaves
6 to 8 large potatoes
20 prunes
3 large cloves garlic, crushed
Chopped dill, to taste
Salt and pepper
1 1/2 pounds puff pastry

Instructions
Trim beef from bones and cut into 3 to 4-inch pieces.
To a pot of boiling water, add the beef and boil until no longer pink. Drain.

Heat oil over medium heat until hot in a Dutch oven or stock pot, add chopped
onions and brown evenly. Add the beef, broth, and bay leaves, cover tightly and
simmer 2 hours.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Peel the potatoes, cut into 4-inch pieces and fry until golden brown and tender in
oil that has been heated to 350 degrees F. Drain on paper towels.
Cut puff pastry into pieces that will fit over 6 ovenproof bowls. To the bowls,

add beef cubes, sauce, prunes, potatoes, garlic, dill, salt and pepper and cover
with dough. Bake for 20 minutes, until pastry is golden brown.

This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a
bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The FN chefs have not tested this recipe, in
the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to
the results.