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When the weather starts to cool down, it’s time to break out the stews. They can be filling meals on their own or you can add a starch like mashed sweet potato, whole wheat pasta or polenta.
For those that like a thick gravy with a more complex (and less tomato) taste, welcome to version 2 of my beef and vegetable stew. An additional onion helps with the thickness and I’ve added parsley, thyme, Worcestershire sauce and red wine vinegar for extra flavour. By using chuck steak, which has a longer cooking time, the flavours have a chance to develop and the onion disintegrates into the stock for a rich sauce.
Beef and Vegetable Stew (Version 2)
Ingredients
- 2 red onions (~400g) peeled and quartered
- 2 cloves garlic peeled
- 1/2 bunch parsley separate leaves and stems, roughly chop leaves and cut stems into 4cm pieces
- 20 g olive oil
- 600 g chuck steak cut into 3-4 cm pieces
- 20 g self-raising or plain (all purpose) flour
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp dried thyme leaves
- 20 g tomato paste with no added salt
- 20 g Thermomix vegetable stock concentrate
- 20 g Worcestershire sauce
- 40 g red wine vinegar
- 250 mL beef stock
- 2 carrots peeled and cut into 2cm pieces
- Salt and pepper to season
- 8 mushrooms quartered
- 200 g green beans trimmed and cut into 3-4cm pieces
Instructions
- Put onions, garlic and parsley stems into the Thermomix bowl and chop with the measuring cup (MC) on for 8 seconds | Speed 5
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add oil and sauté with the MC off for 5 minutes | Varoma | Speed 1
- Add steak, flour, salt and pepper to the Thermomix bowl and cook with the MC off for 5 minutes | Varoma | Reverse | Speed soft
- Add bay leaf, thyme, tomato paste, stock concentrate, Worcestershire sauce and vinegar to the Thermomix
- Add stock and 50g of water and cook for 10 minutes | Varoma | Reverse | Speed soft with the Thermomix basket sitting on top of the lid
- Add carrots and cook for a further 40 minutes | 100C | Reverse | Speed soft with the Thermomix basket sitting on top of the lid
- Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed
- Add mushrooms and beans, stir to combine, and cook for 10 minutes | Varoma | Reverse | Speed soft with the Thermomix basket sitting on top of the lid
- Remove bay leaf, serve and garnish with parsley leaves
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[Last updated: August 3, 2014]
