Wild Idea Buffalo Recipe of the Week - Buffalo Cacciatore with Polenta

Buffalo gone Italian! Wild Idea's Jill O'Brien has another delicious sounding recipe, Wild Idea Buffalo Recipe of the Week - Buffalo Cacciatore with Polenta. I'm adding this one to my list of "Must Make Dishes".



Buffalo Cacciatore with Polenta

By: Jill O'Brien



This recipe was inspired by my friend Maria’s grandmother, Gelsomina. I have stayed true to Gelsomina’s seasonings, and have substituted only those ingredients that I felt she would have approved of (wine instead of water and fresh tomatoes for tomato paste), and of course buffalo in place of chicken.

Ingredients:



* 1 – 3 lb. buffalo roast cut into steaks or 3 lb. Stew Meat
* 2 – Tbl. olive oil
* 1 – Tbl. Italian seasoning
* 1 – tsp. paprika
* ¼ – tsp. allspice
* ¼ – tsp. cinnamon
* 1 – tsp. salt
* 1 – tsp. black pepper
* 1 – onion, diced
* 3 – cloves garlic, chopped
* 2 – cups white wine
* 4 – ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped, plus juice
* 2 – Tbl. ketchup (or tomato paste)


Instructions:


1 - Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
2 - Rinse meat and blot dry.
3 - Mix all dry spices together and rub into meat.
4 - Over medium high heat, heat oil in heavy sauté pan and brown meat. You may need to do this in two batches.
5 - Place browned meat in heavy casserole dish.
6 - Add onion and garlic to sauté pan and sauté for 4 minutes.
7 - Deglaze pan with wine, and add tomatoes and ketchup or paste. Bring to a boil.
8 - Pour tomato sauce over meat and cover casserole dish. Place in hot oven and braise for 1.5 hours. Check for tenderness and continue braising if needed.
9 -Prepare polenta as directed.
10 -Spoon polenta on serving platter and top with Buffalo Cacciatore.



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