Nothing beats a stovetop stew. Feed the family with this hearty beef version.
Serves
4-6 people
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking time
2 hours
Ingredients
1 tbs olive oil
2 onions, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1kg chuck beef, trimmed, cut into chunks
2 tbs plain flour
2 tbs tomato paste
1 cup red wine (or use stock)
2 cups beef stock
2 parsnips, peeled, chopped into chunks
2 carrots, chopped into chunks
300g frozen baby green beans
Method
- Heat oil in a large saucepan or flameproof casserole dish. Add onions and garlic and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring, or until softened. Toss meat with flour and add to saucepan.
- Add tomato paste, wine, stock, parsnips and carrots. Stir to combine and bring to the boil. Cover with lid and reduce heat to low.
- Cook for 1½- 2 hours or until meat is very tender. Stir through green beans and heat.
Note
This recipe is extra easy because you don’t need to brown the beef. You can use beef or lamb for this recipe.
