Aussie Wagyu Featherblade Stew

Aussie Wagyu Featherblade Stew by Luciana Berry, Top Chef Brasil Winner

Luciana Berry, Top Chef Brasil Winner – Aussie Wagyu Featherblade Stew

Ingredients

Serves 2 as starter, 8 as amuse bouche

  • 2kg wagyu featherblade
  • 300g pancetta
  • 2 red onions
  • 1 carrot
  • 2 celery sticks
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 1 spoon paprika
  • 1 tin of peeled tomatoes
  • 500ml red wine
  • 100ml Worcestershire sauce
  • 2L beef stock
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 1/2 spoon of cumin
  • 100ml olive oil
  • 1/2 parsley
  • 1/2 coriander
  • 1 spring onion
  • Salt
  • Black pepper

Method

  1. Marinate the meat in red wine for 24 hours.
  2. Brown the meat with salt, black pepper and olive oil on medium to high heat.
  3. Add chopped pancetta and fry for a few minutes. 
  4. Add the chopped onion, celery and carrot. Cook for 4 minutes on medium heat. 
  5. Add chopped garlic, cumin and paprika. Fry for 2 minutes and add the wine. Deglaze the pan with the wine and add the chopped tomatoes. 
  6. Cook a bit more and add the Worcestershire sauce. Cook for 1 minute. 
  7. Add half of the herbs and leave the other half to add at the end.
  8. Add the beef stock and bay leaf. Cook in a low heat until tender. Taste to check the salt.
  9. Add more if it is necessary, then add the other half of the herbs.

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