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Beef shin stew

A delicious beef stew
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time6 hours
Course: Main

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker - or
  • Casserole dish or oven-proof saucepan

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 Onion red onion will give more flavour
  • 1 Leek finely sliced
  • 2 cloves Garlic chopped or minced
  • handful mushrooms
  • 3 Carrots chopped in 1-2cm pieces
  • 3 sticks Celery chop the stalks 1 cm, and roughly chop up the leaves for added flavour
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 2-3 sprigs Fresh rosemary
  • 1 kg shin of beef with bone removed
  • 1 Tbsp flour
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 1 tin tomatoes cherry tomatoes work really well
  • 500 ml Red wine

Instructions

  • If using oven, pre-heat to 180°C, else turn on slow cooker to high
  • Use a heavy bottomed pan to sauté the onion and leek stem in olive oil until softened.
  • Add garlic and mushrooms and sauté for 2-3 minutes
  • Add carrots, celery and the leek leaves and continue cooking for 3-4 minutes
  • Cut the meat into 4cm pieces and sprinkle with seasoned flour.
  • Add meat to the mixture and mix well, then add 1-2 cans of tomatoes, the wine, and herbs and bring to the boil
  • Transfer to the slow cooker or casserole dish if using them, or cover pan with aluminium foil, and place in oven
  • Cook for 4-5 hours until the meat easily breaks up.
  • Season to taste. Remove rosemary sticks and bay leaves.