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Plaashuis Beesstowe
about 150 minutes“A proper farmhouse beef stew: tender beef in a dark onion gravy with carrots and mushrooms. Serve with mash, rice or pap.”
What you need
From Grensland- Beef Chuck: about 250 g per adult
Onions, garlic, tomato paste, carrots, mushrooms, beef stock, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, dried thyme, bay leaves
In one kit (serves 4)- Beef Chuck: 1000 g
- Onions: 300 g
- Garlic: 15 g
- Tomato paste: 1 × 50 g sachet
- Carrots: 250 g
- Mushrooms: 150 g
- Beef stock: 600 ml
- Worcestershire sauce: 20 ml
- Soy sauce: 10 ml
- Dried thyme: 5 g
- Bay leaves: 2 leaves
Method
- 1Brown the beef well in batches in the oil and take it out. Slowly soften the sliced onions in the same pot.
- 2Add the garlic and tomato paste. Put the beef back and add the stock, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, thyme, bay leaves, salt and pepper.
- 3Cover and simmer gently until the beef is nearly tender (about 1½ hours). Add the carrots and mushrooms for the last 30–40 minutes.
- 4Mix a heaped tablespoon of cornflour with 3 tablespoons of cold water, stir it in and simmer until lightly thickened. Take out the bay leaves.