California style beef stew.

This stew doesn’t come from California but from the man who is considered the father of the Italian cooking, Pellegrino Artusi.

He was born in Forlimpopoli, a small city near Forlì, in the heart of Romagna; Forlimpopoli is also home of my best friend and I sometimes hang around when there is the big feast called Festa Artusiana dedicated to him.

It’s very simple, made with cheap ingredients but it turns out nourishing and tasty.

I served it for Christmas lunch but I had no time to post it before; everybody liked it a lot with a good spoonfull of mashed potatoes.

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