Greek Youvetsi

Greek Youvetsi

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Greek Youvetsi. This tasty Greek stew has soft beef and small orzo pasta in a thick tomato sauce. Slow-cooked for hours, it bursts with garlic, onion, wine flavors, and herbs. Put some feta cheese on top to give it a salty taste! Perfect cozy family meal with warm bread. Super easy in a slow cooker—kids love it!

Serving: 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 6 hours
Total Time: 6 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 600g stewing steak (chunky beef for stew)

  • 250g orzo or rice pasta (any tiny pasta works great)

  • 1 can chopped tomatoes

  • 4 tablespoons tomato paste

  • 1 onion, chopped small

  • 2 garlic cloves, smashed

  • 4 tablespoons olive oil

  • 250ml red wine plus 1 beef stock cube (use water if no wine, but it’s less yummy)

  • 2 bay leaves

  • Salt and pepper

  • Extra tomato sauce or water (if it gets too dry while cooking)

Greek Youvetsi: Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a pan. Brown the beef and chopped onion for 4 minutes. Move it all to your slow cooker.

  2. Add smashed garlic, chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, bay leaves, red wine, beef stock cube. Sprinkle on salt and pepper.

  3. Mix everything well. Cook on low heat for 6 to 8 hours until beef is super soft.

  4. One hour before it’s done, stir in the orzo pasta.

  5. Keep cooking on low for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until pasta is soft and ready.

  6. If it looks dry, pour in some tomato sauce or water—like 250ml passata (it’s optional). Serve with crumbled feta cheese and fresh bread. Enjoy! 🙂

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