Slow-Cooker Beef Stew
Cook braising steak in the slow cooker for really tender meat. Add button mushrooms or smoked paprika for extra flavour – it will be an instant family favourite.
Method
Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
Fry the onion and celery in half the oil over a low heat until they start to soften – about 5 mins. Add the carrots, bay and thyme, fry for 2 mins, stir in the purée and Worcestershire sauce, add 600ml boiling water (if cooking for 4), stir and tip everything into a slow cooker. Crumble over the stock cubes or add the stock pots and stir, then season with pepper (don’t add salt as the stock may be salty).
Step 2
Clean out the frying pan and fry the beef in the remaining oil in batches until it is well browned, then tip each batch into the slow cooker. Cook on low for 8-10 hrs, or on high for 4 hrs.
Step 3
If you want to thicken the gravy, mix the cornflour with a splash of cold water to make a paste, then stir in 2 tbsp of the liquid from the slow cooker. Tip back into the slow cooker, stir and cook for a further 30 mins on high. Stir in the parsley and season again to taste. Serve with mash, if you like. Leave to cool before freezing.
- Ingredients
- Based on 4 servings
-
800g Buttery Mash, to serve (optional) 2x Sainsbury's Mashed Potato 400g -
0.5 pack Thyme 1x Sainsbury's Bunched Thyme 20g -
2 tbsp Tomato Purée 1x Sainsbury's Tomato Puree, Double Concentrate 200g -
2 sticks Celery Sticks, finely chopped 1x Sainsbury's Celery -
2 Bay Leaves 1x Sainsbury's Bay Leaves 3g -
3 Carrots, halved and cut into chunks 3x Sainsbury’s Carrots Loose -
2 tsp Cornflour, (optional) 1x Sainsbury's Cornflour 500g -
0.5 small bunch Parsley, chopped 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g -
1 kg Beef Braising Steak, diced into 3-4 cm pieces 2x Sainsbury's British or Irish Extra Lean Casserole Steak 500g -
2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce 1x Lea & Perrins Worcester Sauce 150ml -
2 tbsp Vegetable Oil 1x Sainsbury's Vegetable Oil 1L -
2 Beef Stock Cubes 1x Sainsbury's Stock Cubes, Beef 10x10g -
Maldon Salt, to taste 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g -
2 Onion, chopped 2x Sainsbury's Onions Loose