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Beef Stew

Name: Beef Stew
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 400g extra lean steak chunks; 4 medium potatoes; 60g pearl barley; 3 leeks; 3 carrots; 2 celery stalks; 1 Litre water; 2 chicken stock pots; 2 bay leaves; thyme; salt & pepper; fresh parsley

When you're feeling down, or sick or just a bit off colour, there is not much else that will comfort you the way a great big bowl of beef stew might. Slow cooked to let all the flavours develop it is, as is the tradition, even better on day two or even day three if you haven't eaten it all by then. A serving of our beef stew is a great savoury hug in a bowl and it's perfect for the whole family. You can make it in the slow cooker or the instand pot (pressure cooker) or even in the oven in a casserole dish with a lid on top. What matters is that you cook it low and slow and that you adjust the seasoning at the end with a sprinkle of sea salt and a good bit of freshly cracked black pepper. You will find the parsley can lift the whole thing and it brightens the whole dish a lot more than you would expect from such a small add-on. But this is what we love about cooking from scratch, even the smallest efforts can have a great impact on the overall enjoyment of a meal prepared with love. So peel, chop and let it all gently stew while you relax. The gentle simmer will do all the hard work for you!

Preparation Time	20mins
Cooking Time	70mins
Level	Easy
Serves	4
Free Food	FF

Ingredients

400g extra lean steak chunks

4 medium potatoes

60g pearl barley

3 leeks

3 carrots

2 celery stalks

1 Litre water

2 chicken stock pots

2 bay leaves

thyme

salt & pepper

fresh parsley

Method

Combine all ingredients in a large pot.
Bring to the boil and simmer on a low heat for 2 hours with the lid on. Remove the lid and let it reduce gently until the broth thickens naturally. This should take about another hour.
Stir in some fresh parsley before serving. A dollop of Dijon mustard can be a nice addition too.