A Winter Warming Stew 🍲 🧅
08/06/23 • 6 min
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We’ve talked stews a bit in our slow-cooker episode, but here they are taking CENTRE STAGE. Why? Because when done well, they are amazing things. Nutritious, warming, economical, easy to scale up, make brilliant leftovers. What more could you want?
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RECIPE
This stew is a classic Greek stifado - and is characterised by its use of tiny little onions (yes, mini grenades for your guts Yumi, but delicious for others). It’s all cooked in the one pot, tastes fantastic, and is best made in a big cast-iron pot.
2 tbsp olive oil 30 ml
900 g stewing beef cut into 2.5cm cubes
1 large onion chopped
4 garlic cloves finely chopped
125 ml (1⁄2 cup) red wine
125 ml (1⁄2 cup) beef or chicken stock
60 ml (1/4 cup) red wine vinegar
5 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 fresh (2 small dry) bay leaf
20 medium pearl onions
Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large heavy pot over high heat. Add 900g stewing beef (cut into 2.5cm chunks) and 1 large chopped onion and cook until the beef is browned on all sides and the onion is lightly browned around the edges, about 10 minutes.
Bung in all the other ingredients (4 finely chopped garlic cloves, 1⁄2 cup red wine, 1⁄2 cup beef or chicken stock, 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, 5 tablespoons tomato paste, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 fresh (2 small dry) bay leaf) and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat, cover with a lid and simmer until the beef is tender, about 90 minutes. Add the pearl onions and cook until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Job done.
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[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES]
We’ve talked stews a bit in our slow-cooker episode, but here they are taking CENTRE STAGE. Why? Because when done well, they are amazing things. Nutritious, warming, economical, easy to scale up, make brilliant leftovers. What more could you want?
Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram.
RECIPE
This stew is a classic Greek stifado - and is characterised by its use of tiny little onions (yes, mini grenades for your guts Yumi, but delicious for others). It’s all cooked in the one pot, tastes fantastic, and is best made in a big cast-iron pot.
2 tbsp olive oil 30 ml
900 g stewing beef cut into 2.5cm cubes
1 large onion chopped
4 garlic cloves finely chopped
125 ml (1⁄2 cup) red wine
125 ml (1⁄2 cup) beef or chicken stock
60 ml (1/4 cup) red wine vinegar
5 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 fresh (2 small dry) bay leaf
20 medium pearl onions
Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large heavy pot over high heat. Add 900g stewing beef (cut into 2.5cm chunks) and 1 large chopped onion and cook until the beef is browned on all sides and the onion is lightly browned around the edges, about 10 minutes.
Bung in all the other ingredients (4 finely chopped garlic cloves, 1⁄2 cup red wine, 1⁄2 cup beef or chicken stock, 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, 5 tablespoons tomato paste, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 fresh (2 small dry) bay leaf) and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat, cover with a lid and simmer until the beef is tender, about 90 minutes. Add the pearl onions and cook until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Job done.
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Homemade POTATO BREAD 🥔🍞
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It’s soup weather, and you’ve probably got a few ideas of what to make (if not, go back and find my excellent recipe for orzo and sweet potato chicken soup). But what about REALLY making it a “moment” with some homemade bread?
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Potato Bread recipe
200g chopped potato
100g self-raising flour
2 tbs cream or sour cream
1 tbs finely chopped parsley
1 tbs finely chopped spring onion/chives
Boil the potato for 10 mins. Drain and mash then add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Form a little log with it (about 15cm X 7cm), brush the top with milk and a sprinkle of salt, and bake in hot oven (220C) for 16 - 18 mins. Serve hot with butter.
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RECIPE
Ingredients
1⁄2 fennel bulb
1 carrot
2 zucchinis
1-2 anchovy
3 tbs olive oil
Method
Fry up. Give it a good go, say 10 mins on medium. Remove from the pan and then allow the pan to get properly hot again before adding the meat. 500g of pork or 500g of pork-beef combo. Brown the meat off. When cooked, add back in the veg + 2 cans of chopped tomatoes. Cook to reduce - a good hour or so. Add in 2 tbs of tomato paste, season with salt and pepper and add any herbs that your kids don’t find disgusting, eg parsley, oregano, basil.
I’m getting so good at waste reduction in my house that I know by weight exactly how much to portion and freeze so that I have 2 serves per portion.
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