braising steak

A slow cooker beef stew recipe you'll make time and time again - no browning required! We've added a little orange peel, black olives, bay and red wine for a Provençal flavour.

Slow cooker beef stew

steak,

150 milliliters/5fl oz red wine

garlic

onions,

orange peel

bay leaf

olive oil

100 grams/3½oz smoked bacon lardons

carrots, sliced

parsley

black olives

salt and black pepper

Good meat, good beer and good pastry – it’s clear why this steak and ale pie is a winner. 

How to make steak and ale pie

225 grams/8 ounces plain flour, plus extra for rolling out

salt

250 grams/9 ounces unsalted butter,

150 milliliters/¼ pint ice-cold water

free-range egg, beaten, to glaze

tbsp plain flour

300 milliliters/½ pint brown ale

garlic cloves, roughly chopped

onions, roughly chopped

250 grams/9 ounces carrots, roughly chopped

celery,

thyme

300 milliliters/½ pint good-quality beef stock

tomato purée

tbsp balsamic vinegar

chestnut

butter

Everyone needs a good homemade steak pie once in a while. Make it easy using ready-made shortcrust pastry. 

Steak pie

900 grams/2lb braising steak,

flour,

onions, sliced

tbsp chopped fresh thyme

570 milliliters/1 pint hot beef stock

225 grams/8 ounces ready-rolled shortcrust pastry

egg,

The classic 'chilli con carne' made with beans and minced beef is more of a Tex-Mex recipe. In Mexico, home cooks make carne con chilli for their families, using cubed beef or pork in a rich chilli sauce with or without tomatoes, with beans and or rice on the side. Serve this version with corn tortillas and any number of your favourite toppings.


Carne Con Chile

grams/1¾oz

tomatoes

garlic cloves, skin on

lard oil

onion,

tsp cumin

oregano

allspice berries, bruised

tbsp chipotles en adobo

12–18 corn tortillas

200 milliliters/7fl oz soured cream

Lancashire cheese, crumbled

avocado, stone removed, peeled and diced

radishes, finely sliced

Carne con chile

An all-in-one meal that’s portable, filling and delicious. 

Classic Cornish pasty

bread flour

vegetable shortening

margarine

175 milliliters/6fl oz cold water

free-range egg, beaten

beef

potatoes

swede

onions

Watch Paul Hollywood show you how to make a classic Cornish pasty in his video recipe.

For the coldest wintry evenings, tuck into a rich beef stew with fluffy dumplings to warm you right down to your toes.

Beef stew

grams/1lb 10 ounces beef braising steak, chopped into bite-sized pieces

garlic cloves, crushed

baby onions, peeled

carrots,

leeks, roughly chopped

swede,

500 milliliters/18fl oz beef stock

bay leaves

thyme leaves

Worcestershire sauce,

tbsp balsamic vinegar,

grams/4½oz plain flour, plus extra for dusting

tsp baking powder

60 grams/2½oz suet

water, to make a dough

potato

It’s worth getting good-quality, well-marbled meat from the butcher’s shop for this beef bourguignon recipe. The supermarket meat is often too lean and will become dry rather than succulent during the long cooking. Serve with creamy mashed potatoes and some green vegetables, or even a crisp side salad with a mustardy dressing.

Each serving provides 669 kcal, 59g protein, 16g carbohydrates (of which 9g sugars), 30g fat (of which 11g saturates), 3.5g fibre and 2.4g salt.

Boeuf bourguignon

4–5 tbsp sunflower oil

bacon

red wine

beef stock cube

bushy thyme

450 grams/1lb pearl onions, or 24 baby onions

300 grams/10½oz chestnut mushrooms, wiped

water

sea salt and black pepper

parsley,

It's worth getting good-quality, well-marbled meat from the butcher's shop for this dish. Supermarket beef is often too lean and will become dry rather than succulent during the long cooking.

This comforting beef casserole is a perfect winter warmer and, although it seems rich, it is actually suitable for a low-calorie diet of 1200–1500 calories a day. 

Each serving provides 429 kcal, 43g protein, 18g carbohydrates (of which 11g sugars), 16g fat (of which 5g saturates), 6g fibre and 1g salt. 

Beef casserole

tbsp olive or sunflower oil

onions, thinly sliced

herbs

450 milliliters/16fl oz beef stock,

carrots (about 300 grams/10½oz),

300 grams/10½oz closed cup mushrooms, sliced

tbsp semi-skimmed milk

grams/3½oz kale, trimmed, hard stalks removed, roughly chopped

Make the most of inexpensive cuts of beef for this steak and kidney pie recipe - meltingly tender after long slow cooking.

Steak and kidney pie

puff pastry

egg egg

vegetable oil

700 grams/1lb 9 ounces braising steak, diced

lamb kidney,

flour

850 milliliters/1½ pints beef stock

salt and black pepper,

Worcestershire sauce

Use your slow cooker for this simple beef curry - it’s full of flavour and guarantees meltingly tender beef. Serve with rice and naan bread.

Each serving provides 334 kcal, 33g protein, 12g carbohydrates (of which 10g sugars), 16.5g fat (of which 5g saturates), 2g fibre and 0.3g salt.

Slow cooker beef curry

tbsp sunflower oil

onions, finely chopped

garlic cloves, finely chopped

chillies, finely chopped, plus extra to taste

root

tsp coriander

tsp turmeric

tsp garam masala

natural yoghurt

coriander (optional)

Slow Cooked Beef Stew

steak

garlic cloves

red currant jelly

carrots

parsnips

celery sticks

beef stock

tomato puree

dark brown sugar

black pepper

cornflour

bread

Preheat the oven to 160°C/Fan 140°C/325°F/Gas mark 3.

Heat the oil in a large ovenproof pan or casserole. Dust the chunks of beef in the flour and fry the beef for 7-8 minutes until browned all over in batches - set aside. Add the onions and cook for a further 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic. Add the red currant jelly, then pour in the red wine and simmer for 5 minutes, scraping off the residue from the base of the pan.

Return the beef to the pan and add the carrots, parsnips, potatoes, swede, celery, stock, tomato puree, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, sugar, salt and pepper. Bring to a gentle boil then place a lid on and cook in the oven for 3-4 hours – stirring a couple of times during cooking (alternatively you could transfer to a slow cooker and cook on high for 5-6 hours or low for 7-8 hours).

If you prefer a thicker gravy, mix 2 tbsp of cornflour with 2 tbsp of cold water and add a couple of tbsp of the gravy.  Now add to the stew and mix through.  Serve with buttery mash and some freshly cut crusty bread.  Enjoy!

This beef stew recipe just requires a few minutes of frying and little bit of patience to let the oven work its magic.

Each serving provides 597 kcal, 42g protein, 71g carbohydrates (of which 21g sugars), 14.5g fat (of which 5.5g saturates), 8g fibre and 2.2g salt.

Irish beef stew

celery

beef stock (from stock cubes)

unsalted butter

Donal Skehan demonstrates how to make a warming beef stew.

Irish beef stew.mov

A rich South-East Asian curry made with coconut milk and tender beef. Serve with jasmine rice and steamed greens.

Beef rendang 

lemongrass stalks, dry outer leaves removed, roughly chopped

red onions, quartered

garlic cloves,

grams/1 ounces fresh root ginger, peeled and roughly chopped

75 grams/2½oz chunk galangal, peeled and roughly chopped

chillies,

sunflower oil

tbsp coriander

400 milliliters/14fl oz can coconut milk

kaffir lime leaves

cinnamon

tbsp soft light brown sugar or palm sugar

tamarind paste lime

tbsp dark soy sauce

tsp flaked sea salt, plus extra to season

coconut flakes, to serve (optional)

A rich South-East Asian curry made with coconut milk and melting tender beef. Serve with jasmine rice and steamed greens.

Beef rendang

Beef &#038; Ale Casserole with Horseradish &#038; Stilton Dumplings

plain flour

pepper & salt

sugar

balsamic vinegar

Newcastle Brown Ale

self-raising flour

vegetable or beef suet

Stilton

flat leaf parsley

horseradish sauce

green vegetables

Preheat the oven to 180°C/Fan 160°C/Gas Mark 3.

Heat the oil in a large casserole and add the onions, cook until they start to colour.  

In a large bowl toss the beef in the flour and season well.  Add to the casserole (there is no need to brown the meat).  Now add all the remaining casserole ingredients and bring to the boil.  Cover with a lid and place in the oven for 1 ½ hours.

In the meantime, make the dumplings.  In a large bowl, mix together the flour, suet and salt using your fingertips to break up the suet.  Now add the Stilton and the parsley.

Combine the horseradish and the water together then place in the bowl.  Bring the mixture together with your hands until you have a dough consistency.  Then, using your hands roll the dough into 8-10 balls and set aside and cover.

When the beef is soft and tender, season to taste.  Now drop the dumplings on top, cover with the lid and return to the oven for 30 minutes.

Now that the dumplings have puffed up, remove the lid and raise the temperature to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas Mark 4.  Cook until the dumplings have developed a crust.  Scatter with parsley and serve on warm plates with steamed green vegetable, enjoy!

This slow-cooker beef recipe makes a lovely change from a stir-fry but is just as easy to prepare. 

Equipment and preparation: For this recipe, you will need an electric slow-cooker, at least 3.5 litres/6 pints in capacity. 


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