
Meat
New England beef
1 kg
piece of topside
1 bouquet
garni
1tsp
thyme
1tsp
black peppercorns
4
shallots
225g
carrots, sliced
100g swede, diced
Put the beef into a pan and cover with cold water. Add all the
remaining ingredients, cover and bring to a simmer. Season well and
then transfer all the ingredients to the slow crock pot. Place the
crock pot in the slow cooker base. Place the lid over onto the
low cooker. Cook on the Low setting for approx. 10-14 hours (or
on the High setting for approx. 5-7 hours).Take the beef out of the
slow cooker with a slotted spoon and allow to cool for 10 min-
utes.The cooking liquid can be used as a base to make gravy. Cut
the beef into slices and spoon a little of the cooking liquid over.
Serve with vegetables and garnish with fresh parsley.
IMPORTANT:When buying a joint of meat, make sure that it will
fit the slow cook pot. It should fit into the crock pot so that when
it is covered with liquid it will still be 2.5cm below the rim of the
pot.The joint must not stick out above the rim and there should
be enough room to cover the meat with water.The shape of the
meat is just as important as the weight.
Beef stew
50g lard
2 onions, finely
chopped
350g carrots, thinly
sliced
450g potatoes, thinly
sliced
2 sticks
celery, thinly
sliced
1 tablespoon
flour
700g stewing
beef, cubed
1
teaspoon tomato purée
1 litre beef
stock
In a large saucepan gently fry the vegetables in half the lard until
brown. Using a slotted spoon transfer the vegetables to the Slow
cooker.Toss the meat in the flour. Add the remaining fat to the
saucepan and brown the meat on all sides. Add all the remaining
ingredients and bring to the boil, stirring continuously.Transfer to
the Slow cooker and cook on the Low setting for approx. 8 hours
(or on the High setting for approx. 4 hours). Before serving stir
well to mix the meat and vegetables.
Note: If you wish to prepare this recipe without pre-browning put
the vegetables at the bottom of the Slow cooker to ensure thor-
ough cooking.
Slow Cooker
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