Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1 kg pickling onions, peeled and halved King Sooper's 1 lb For $0.99 thru 02/09
  • 1 kg chuck steak or gravy beef, cut into chunks Safeway 1 lb For $5.99 thru 02/09
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1/3 cup tomato paste
  • 2 cups beef stock Safeway 1 lb For $5.99 thru 02/09
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 125 g PHILADELPHIA Light Cream Cheese
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • Cooked pasta, to serve

Method

  • HEAT half the oil in a large heavy based saucepan and cook the onions until browned.
  • Set aside.
  • Heat remaining oil and brown beef in batches.
  • Set aside.
  • ADD garlic and tomato paste and gently cook for 1 minute.
  • Return beef to saucepan, add stock and wine and bring to the boil.
  • Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
  • Add onions and cook a further 20 minutes.
  • WHISK together the PHILLY with some of the cooking liquid until smooth, add to the saucepan and simmer a further 10 minutes.
  • Spoon onto serving plates with pasta.
  • Serve immediately.
  • HANDY TIP: If pickling onions are unavailable use small brown onions, cut into quarters.