Bachelors' beef
From: Good Food Live
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Bachelors' beef
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For a hearty meal try Lucy Young's simple recipe for stewed beef in a tasty red wine gravy
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 900g braising steak, cut into 2.5cm cubes
- 2 clove Garlic, crushed
- 2 small Leeks, thinly sliced
- 225g button mushrooms, quartered
- 1 yellow peppers, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 1 tsp mild Chilli powder
- 150ml Red wine
- 400g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 1 dash of Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp redcurrant jelly
- 400g tinned Kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 2 tbsp horseradish sauce
Method
1. Heat one tablespoon of sunflower oil in a deep saucepan and fry beef until golden brown (you may need to do this in batches).2. Add the remaining oil, along with the garlic, leeks, mushrooms and yellow pepper and over a high heat for 3-4 minutes.
3. Sprinkle in the flour and chilli powder, then stir in the wine, chopped tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, redcurrant jelly and kidney beans and bring to the boil.
4. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper , reduce the heat and simmer gently for about one and a half to two hours until the meat is tender.
5. Serve with mashed potatoes and vegetables and a dollop of horseradish sauce on top of each portion.









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verynivce, but needs more fluid that just a bit of wine, I added hot water as I went along simmering...