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2 hr 20 minServes 5Medium

Beef and Vegetable Stew

A rich, slow-cooked beef stew with tender chunks of beef, potato, carrot and celery in a deep, savoury gravy. Pure winter comfort food — the longer it simmers, the better it gets.

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Prep

20m

Cook

120m

Diff.

Med

Serves

5

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Ingredients

Beef, chuck, roast, boneless, choice, raw

cut into chunks

800 g

Carrots, baby, raw

3 medium, sliced

200 g

Sweet potatoes, orange flesh, without skin, raw

3 medium, cubed

400 g

Celery, American Green, stalk, raw

2 stalks, sliced

100 g

Squash, summer, yellow, includes skin, raw

1 large, diced

150 g

Garlic, raw

3 cloves

12 g

Tomato, paste, canned, without salt added

1 tablespoon

35 g

Soup, vegetable with beef broth, canned, condensed

3–4 cups

800 g

Oil, olive, extra virgin

2 tablespoons

20 g

Thyme, fresh

fresh sprigs

3 g

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Instructions

1

Cut the beef into 4cm chunks. Season with salt and pepper.

2

Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Brown the beef in batches — don't crowd the pan. Remove and set aside.

3

Reduce to medium heat. Add onion, carrot and celery. Cook for 5 minutes until softened.

4

Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.

5

Stir in tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.

6

Return the beef to the pot. Add stock, Worcestershire sauce and thyme.

7

Bring to the boil, then reduce to a low simmer. Cover and cook for

8

5–2 hours until the beef is very tender.

9

Add the diced potato in the last 30 minutes of cooking.

10

Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve with mashed potato or crusty bread.

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