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California White Wine |
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California white wines are delicious to unwind and relax with, as well as being a very good accompaniment to many kinds of recipes. Chardonnay is widely produced in California and has gained popularity throughout the world. This delicious wine is ideally paired with fish, creamy pasta dishes, poultry and many entrees. Chardonnay ranges from fruity and light to bold and dry. Sauvignon Blanc is another highly sought after California wine. The color varies from wine to wine but is usually pale yellow.
Sauvignon Blanc can be sweet or dry, depending on the wine producer, and is normally light-bodied. It suits pasta, poultry, and seafood. White Zinfandel is crisp and clean in flavor. Most kinds of White Zinfandel have a pink tint. This wine is soft and subtle in flavor. Almost all California white wines can be served with veal, fish, poultry, blue cheeses, and creamy savory foods. If your food is spicy, you might need something sweeter, such as a Riesling or Gewürztraminer, to stand up to the stronger flavors.
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A Picture of Beef Casserole Recipe with Vegetables and Red Wine - This stuffed beef casserole recipe use red wine to make the sauce for the beef casserole. It incorporates a wonderful selection of fresh vegetables to combine into a meal your family will just love to come home to. Short on time try making this in your crockpot or slow cooker for an easy meal full of flavor.
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Beef Casserole Recipes |
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The great thing about beef casserole recipes is that you can be quite creative with them. You might want to make a vegetable casserole recipe if you are a vegetarian but the following recipe is for real carnivores! Because it cooks for a long time, it is a great recipes to make when you have guests to dinner and don’t want to spend the whole evening in the kitchen. As soon as they enter your home and sniff the air, they will know something special is cooking!
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Beef Casserole Recipe with Vegetables and Red Wine |
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1½ lbs braising steak
¾ pint red wine or bouillon
14 oz can chopped tomatoes
1 tablespoon tomato puree
6 oz celery
2 carrots
1 onion
2 large potatoes, peeled
1 clove garlic
2 tablespoons fresh mixed herbs
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Salt and black pepper
4 sprigs of parsley
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Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Roughly chop and parboil the potatoes. Set them aside. Cut the beef into cubes. Heat the oil in a large casserole and sauté the beef until browned. Remove it. Add the chopped onion, chopped carrots and the crushed garlic.
Cook this mixture, stirring occasionally, until everything has softened. Put the beef back in the casserole, add the tomatoes, potatoes, red wine, herbs, tomato puree and seasoning. Bring the mixture to the boil.
Cover the casserole and cook for 1½ hours, stirring once every 30 minutes. Add the celery, cover and return to the oven for 30 minutes more. Divide the casserole between 4 bowls, garnishing each one with a sprig of parsley. Serve with warm crusty bread and butter.
Serves 4
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Which Wine to Serve with This Recipe
Smooth, medium bodied or full bodied wine is ideal with rich beef casserole recipes and red wine recipes such as this one. A Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon or Chianti would be ideal. These red wines are best served at 60ºF in order to bring out their flavors.
If you have made a vegetable casserole instead (just substitute root vegetables such as turnips, swede and some extra carrots for the meat and cook until they are tender), you can serve a red or white, depending on the wine or bouillon used in the casserole recipe.
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Wine and Beef Casserole Recipes
Many beef casserole recipes feature wine as one of the key ingredients. Others might call for Guinness or beer to enhance the rich flavor of the meat. If you are making a beef casserole recipe and it calls for red wine, you can choose from many different wines, including Zinfandel, Syrah, and Merlot. Remember, when making cooking recipes, you should never use a wine which you would not drink because the flavor of the wine affects the flavor of the beef casserole.
Wine and Vegetable Casserole Recipes
Vegetable casseroles are versatile and you can use either a red or a white California wine to add flavor, depending on the other ingredients. If you are using a fish, vegetable or chicken bouillon as a base, a dry white wine such as Chenin Blanc or a buttery Chardonnay will be nice to add to the vegetable casserole recipe and to drink with it. If you are using a beef bouillon or something equally rich, a red wine will go nicely to complement the overall casserole flavor.
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