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Braised Beef Crostini with Blue Cheese Butter and Caramelized Onions

Tender Braised Beef Crostini with Tangy Blue Cheese Butter and Sweet Caramelized Onions
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Course: Appetizer
Keyword: appetizer, braised beef, cocktail snack, crostini
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 12
Author: Cassandra

Ingredients

Braised Beef

  • 5 lbs. beef eye of round
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp oregano
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion diced
  • 1 orange bell pepper diced
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 1 green bell pepper diced
  • 1 small red onion diced
  • 4 cloves garlic diced
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • 1/2 cup dry red wine
  • 1 1/2 cups low-sodium beef broth

Crostini

  • Twelve 1/2-inch-thick slices baguette
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 large onion sliced thin
  • Blue cheese butter see recipe link
  • Chives chopped for garnish

Instructions

Braised Beef

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Generously salt and pepper your eye of round, then sprinkle with your paprika and oregano. Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the eye of round and brown all over, 4 to 5 minutes total. Remove to a plate.
  • Add the garlic, bell peppers, onions and thyme to the Dutch oven and cook until the vegetables just begin to brown, about 2 minutes. Add the meat back in and add the wine, then increase the heat to boil the wine down to a glaze, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the broth and reduce the heat to low so that the liquid is simmering.
  • Cover and place in your preheated oven and continue to cook until the meat gently falls apart, about 2 ½ to 3 hours.

Crostini

  • In a large saucepan heat 1 tbsp. olive oil and add your sliced onions. Slowly sauté onions, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until soft and caramelized.
  • Arrange the baguette slices on a sheet tray in a single layer. Drizzle with the olive oil. Toast in the oven until just crisp but not browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Spread your blue cheese butter onto the toasted bread and broil until the cheese just begins to brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Top each cheese toast with a decent helping of the braised beef. Garnish with your caramelized onions and some chopped chives.