"I am SO grateful I read the reviews so I could learn two essential things - one, this recipe TAKES CLOSE TO 3 HOURS to make. There are a few shortcuts one can take, but it's still hugely time consuming. The second was adding the 2 tbsp. of tomato paste, which really enhanced the richness of the dish and made the wine flavor less intense.

That said, this was delicious, and I'm not even a big beef fan. The vegetables can be much more briefly sauteed at the beginning, but no matter what, they're diced large like they would be for a soup - they're not supposed to be crisp and side-dish-like, they're part of the sauce. We served it over noodles and ate the chunks of meat, soft veggies and rich sauce over the pasta with a spoon, and it was one of the richest, most velvet-in-the-mouth dishes I have ever tasted. If you have the time and the ingredients, I recommend this recipe, but it's much more time-intensive than it seemed on the show or in the recipe itself.

"I am SO grateful I read the reviews so I could learn two essential things - one, this recipe TAKES CLOSE TO 3 HOURS to make. There are a few shortcuts one can take, but it's still hugely time consuming. The second was adding the 2 tbsp. of tomato paste, which really enhanced the richness of the dish and made the wine flavor less intense.

That said, this was delicious, and I'm not even a big beef fan. The vegetables can be much more briefly sauteed at the beginning, but no matter what, they're diced large like they would be for a soup - they're not supposed to be crisp and side-dish-like, they're part of the sauce. We served it over noodles and ate the chunks of meat, soft veggies and rich sauce over the pasta with a spoon, and it was one of the richest, most velvet-in-the-mouth dishes I have ever tasted. If you have the time and the ingredients, I recommend this recipe, but it's much more time-intensive than it seemed on the show or in the recipe itself.