Beef Stew
thirty minutes' preparation, 2+ hours' cooking, serves four
Source: family recipe
Ingredients
- 900g / 2lb stewing beef / braising steak
- 2 onions
- 2 large carrots
- red potatoes for four people
- 2 beef stock cubes' stock
- glug (to taste) Worchestershire sauce
- 2 tsp (to taste) English mustard
- pinch of salt
- pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp mixed herbs
Method
- Cut up the beef and the onions
- Add some oil to the saucepan and fry the onions and beef
- Make up the stock and add it into the saucepan, keeping it hot.
- Add the rest of the ingredients, bring the stew to the boil, then turn down to a heavy simmer and leave to cook for one hour.
- Check the stew and add more water to it if required, then leave for another hour at least for the meat to tenderise.
- Make up dumplings and cook them in the saucepan for the final minutes of cooking.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 06-Jun-2006 22:21:01 BST