Irish Beef Stew and Authentic Venetian Tiramisu Edited by Emily Monroy Authentic Boston Irish Beef Stew - 2 lbs. of beef (sirloin tips or London broil) - 1/2 cup of flour - 1 tablespoon of butter - 1/2 teaspoon of salt - 1/2 teaspoon of pepper - 2 medium-sized Spanish or Vidalia onions, chopped - 2 cups of carrots, chopped OR 1 bag of baby carrots - 2 bay leaves - 5 potatoes - 1 can (14 ounces) of beef broth Cut beef into one inch cubes. Melt butter in medium-sized skillet. Dredge beef in flour, salt and pepper, and sauté beef in butter until brown. Put beef in crock pot. Add beef broth, onions, and bay leaves. Put crock pot on high heat and let contents simmer for 2 hours. Then add carrots and enough to water to cover whole mixture. Let simmer for another 3 hours. Peel potatoes and chop into 1 inch cubes. Add potatoes to mixture and simmer for another 2 hours. Make sure crock pot contains enough water to cover mixture. After the 2 hours is up, remove bay leaves. Serve stew in flat bowl. Thank you to Paul (Ritchie) Del Colle for this recipe. Tiramisu (Authentic Venetian Recipe) - 1 cup strong black coffee (preferably espresso) - 2 packages of ladyfingers - 3/4 cup Marsala wine - 3/4 cup sugar - 4 eggs, separated - 1/2 cup whipping cream (35%) - 1 tub mascarpone (Italian cheese), 500 grams - 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa - 1/2 cup grated semi-sweetened chocolate Mix together coffee, 1/2 cup Marsala, and 1/4 cup sugar. Beat egg yolks together with 1/2 cup sugar in top of double boiler over hot water. Slowly add cream, stirring until thickened into light custard. Remove from heat and add mascarpone, 1/4 cup Marsala and egg whites, beaten until stiff. Dip ladyfingers quickly into coffee mixture. Line bottom of shallow wide glass bowl or platter (2 inches deep at least). Cover with layer of mascarpone mix, then sprinkle with 2-3 tablespoons of cocoa. Repeat layers 2 times, ending with mascarpone layer. Cover with grated chocolate. Refrigerate and chill at least overnight. This recipe was provided to me courtesy of my mother. This website: Copyright © 2004 Dream World Media, LLC. / Urban Mozaik Magazine. All rights reserved. This website/publication, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced without written permission from the publisher or the previous publisher of original republished materials.