Beef Stew
, Serves 6
Red wine beef stew with carrots, celery and baby potatoes, slow-simmered until tender and served over mash.
| 1.2 kg chuck beef, cut into 3.5 cm cubes | Season & brown beef in batches | Add beef, herbs & potato, stir | Simmer covered 1 hr 45 min | Simmer uncovered 30 min, season | Serve over mash, with bread | ||
| 1 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt (halve for table salt, +50% for flakes) | |||||||
| 1/2 tsp black pepper | |||||||
| 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil (for browning the beef) | |||||||
| 1 tbsp olive oil (for the vegetables, add a touch more if needed) | Sauté onion & garlic 2 min | Stir in carrot & celery 1 min | Stir in flour, broth, wine, paste, Worcestershire | ||||
| 1 large onion, halved then cut into 1 cm slices | |||||||
| 4 garlic cloves, minced | |||||||
| 3 carrots, cut into 2.5 cm pieces on the diagonal | |||||||
| 2 celery stalks, cut into 2.5 cm pieces | |||||||
| 40 g plain flour / all-purpose flour | |||||||
| 720 ml beef broth / stock, salt reduced | |||||||
| 475 ml red wine, bold and dry (Cab Sauv, Burgundy, Merlot) | |||||||
| 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce | |||||||
| 2 tbsp tomato paste | |||||||
| 2 bay leaves, fresh or dried | |||||||
| 4 sprigs thyme | |||||||
| 400 g baby potatoes, halved | |||||||
| More salt and pepper, if required | |||||||
| Mashed potato, for serving | |||||||
| 1 tsp finely chopped parsley, optional garnish | |||||||
| Crusty bread, for bowl mopping and dunking |
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