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Tocăniță from Bacău, beef and onion stew

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A Romanian-style Moldavian stew: beef simmered with plenty of onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes, deglazed with dry white wine, and thickened with a touch…

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Recipe from Sabazios AC, Andrei Stroe, Sîmbotin and 1 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Tocăniță de Bacău is a traditional Romanian dish, typical of the Moldavian region, and specifically of the city of Bacău.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 55 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$19.22 $4.81 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $11.44
  • $2.07
  • $4.78
  • $0.73
  • $0.17
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Trim the meat, let it dry, then cut it into pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Sauté in hot oil with very finely chopped onions. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Cook until the onions are lightly golden.
  4. Add the de-seeded and thinly sliced bell peppers, and 4 tomatoes. ≈ 3 min
  5. Let the meat cook over low heat until it is cooked through.
  6. Deglaze with the wine, add the remaining 4 tomatoes, and let it simmer until the sauce thickens.
  7. Mix the flour with a little water, add it to the stew, and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Then, turn off the heat.

The bill

Tocăniță from Bacău, beef and onion stew

  • 600 g of beef$11.44
  • 10 onions$2.07
  • 3 bell peppers$4.78
  • One glass of dry white wine$0.73
  • oil$0.17
  • salt and pepper$0.03

Total$19.22

that's $4.81 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 600 g of beef
  • 10 onions
  • 8 peeled and chopped tomatoes
  • 3 bell peppers
  • One glass of dry white wine
  • One knife blade for flour
  • oil
  • salt and pepper

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