An easy to prepare, rich and tasty dish that is good enough for a dinner party or dinner at home. Alternately, this can be cooked in a slow cooker on low for 6-8 hours.
Ready in
3 hours 35 mins
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Ingredients
Serves: 6
100g flour
salt and pepper to taste
1kg beef stewing steak, cubed
30ml olive oil
1 bunch spring onions, green tops removed, finely chopped
Mix the salt, pepper and flour together and coat the meat in the flour. Fry it in the oil for approx 5 minutes or until browned and place in a large casserole dish.
2.
Preheat oven to 170 C / gas 3.
3.
Fry the onions in the oil for 3 to 5 mins adding the crushed garlic for the last 2 minutes, then add them both to the meat. Cut mushrooms into quarters and add to the casserole; warm the wine till it’s just bubbling and stir it in.
4.
Add the tomato puree, bay leaf, beef stock and bacon and mix it all together.
5.
Cover and cook in preheated oven for approximately 2½ hours, then remove the lid and cook for a further ½ hour.
I made this using the slow cooker for 6 hours. I used half the wine, substituting more with the beef stock. I also added dumplings about five hours in the cooking time which absolutely made the stew the best I ever made. I definitely recommend this recipe!
Pretty good, but too moist/wet. Use half the amount of red wine (or 1/4 and add beef broth to that). I added carrots to make it somewhat more 'healthy'. Taste was great!
Great recipe. Easy to follow. My only complaint is 1 full bottle of red wine makes it taste too rich (& I love rich food!). If I make it again I would use half a bottle of wine instead.