Beef and winter vegetables with red wine sauce
Prep:
35 mins
Cook:
210 mins
This winter stew is loaded with flavour, vegetables and succulent beef.
Vegetable or sunflower oil, for frying
1½ kg shin of beef or stewing beef, cut into cubes
3 tbsp flour
2 large onions, sliced
600g carrots, cut into batons
4 garlic cloves, crushed
175ml red wine
850ml beef stock
3 bay leaves
Few thyme sprigs
Jacket potatoes, to serve
In a large frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon of oil.
Put the beef in a bowl, sprinkle with the flour salt and pepper then mix until well coated.
Fry in batches, adding more oil if necessary, until all of the meat is well browned.
Transfer to a casserole or oven safe baking dish.
Add another tablespoon of oil to the pan and stir in the onion and carrots.
Cover and gently cook for 10 or so minutes until softened, then remove the lid and cook until just beginning to brown.
Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
Add in the wine and stir well, letting it boil for 1 minute, then pour the whole mixture over the meat.
Add the stock, bay leaves and thyme then bring to a simmer.
Cover and simmer for 2½ hour until the meat is very tender. If the sauce looks a bit thin, remove the lid and continue to cook until it thickens.
Serve with jacket potatoes if desired.
Serves
8
Preparation Time
35 minutes
Cooking Time
210 minutes
Main ingredients
Flour, Alcohol, Beef, Vegetables, Stock/Broth
Recipe Type
Dinner, Easy, Stew
Level of Difficulty
Easy
