Portuguese Beef - Cacoila

This is marinated beef, Portuguese style. As a variation to cooking, I place all ingredients in a slow cooker on high, stirring often, and cook for about 3 hours, until meat shreds itself.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 437 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ¼ cup white wine
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 3 oranges, juiced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Rinse beef, and place in large bowl. Pour in orange juice, wine, oil and pepper sauce. Season with bay leaves, garlic, paprika, allspice, salt and pepper. Mix, to coat beef. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.

Step 2

Heat a heavy skillet over medium heat. Cook beef and marinade until beef shreds easily, about 1 hour. Add water as needed.