Dana Mutancana or Beef Mutancana
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Recipe type: Main Dish
Cuisine: Turkish
 
Dana Mutancana or Beef Mutancana
Ingredients
  • 1½ pounds Beef Stew Meat
  • 1 Cup Shallots
  • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 3 Tablespoons Butter, reserve 1 Tablespoons to saute almonds
  • ½ Cup Dried Apricots
  • ½ Cup Dried Figs
  • ⅓ Cup Grapes
  • ½ Cup Almonds
  • 2 Tablespoons Honey
  • 2 Cups Beef Stock
  • To Taste Salt
  • ½ Teaspoon Sumac
Instructions
  1. Melt the 2 Tablespoons of the butter and olive oil in a deep pan.
  2. Add the beef stew meat and saute about 5 minutes, then add the peeled shallots.
  3. Saute about 3-4 more minutes.
  4. Pour the beef stock into the pan and bring to a boil.
  5. Cover and reduce heat to low and cook for 1 hour 15 minutes.
  6. While the meat is cooking, bring 2 cups of water to boil and add the almonds. Boil 2 or 3 minutes and remove from heat. Let sit 5 minutes and then pour off hot water and cover with cold. You should then be able to remove the skins.
  7. Stir the grapes, honey, sumac and salt into the meat and onions and cook about 4-5 minutes.
  8. In a saute pan, melt 1 Tablespoon butter and saute the almonds, figs and apricots.
  9. Combine the sauteed almonds, figs and apricots with the meat mixture.
  10. Serve with white rice or saffron rice.
Recipe by In The Kitchen With April at http://www.inthekitchenwithapril.com/2013/02/dana-mutancana-or-beef-mutancana.html