Recipes continued
Beef Stroganoff
Serves 6-8
2kg chuck or round steak, cut into thin strips
¼ cup flour
¼ cup olive oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
½ cup tomato paste
1 cup beef stock
500g mushrooms, sliced
300ml sour cream
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
6. Dust beef in flour, shaking off excess flour.
Heat oil in a large frying pan and cook beef
in batches until brown. Remove and place
in slow cooker.
7. Add remaining ingredients, except sour
cream. Cover and cook on HIGH 3-4 hours
or LOW 6-8 hours.
8. In the last 30 minutes of cooking, stir
through sour cream. Season with salt and
pepper. Serve with buttered noodles.
Chilli Con Carne
Serves 4-
6
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1.5kg mince beef
1 tablespoon ground cumin
3 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
1 x 400g can red kidney beans, rinsed and
drained
½ cup beef stock
2 bay leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1. In a large frypan, heat oil over medium
high heat and cook onions and garlic for 2-
3 minutes, stirring occasionally until soft.
2. Add mince to frypan in batches and cook
until mince is brown and crumbly.
3. Stir through dried spices and cook a
further 1 minute until fragrant.
4. Transfer mixture to slow cooker, add
tomatoes, red kidney beans and bay leaves.
Cover and cook on HIGH 3-4 hours or LOW
6-8 hours.
5. Remove bay leaves & season to taste, serve
with rice or tortillas.
Sweet Pork with Apples and Prunes
Serves 6
2 tablespoon olive oil
2kg forequarter pork chops, trimmed of fat
3 medium red onions, cut into thick wedges
4 medium green apples, cored and cut into
quarters
1 cup chicken stock
250g seedless prunes
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh sage
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large frying
pan over medium heat, cook pork for 1
minute each side or until lightly brown.
Transfer to a plate.
2. Heat remaining oil in frypan, add onions
and cook 2-3 minutes or until onions have
softened. Add apples and toss in pan,
stirring frequently, until apple begins to
colour. Place in bottom of slow cooker. Add
stock, prunes and 1 tablespoon of fresh
sage.
3. Cover and cook on HIGH 3-4 hours or LOW
6-8 hours.
4. Season to taste; serve with a sprinkle of
fresh sage.
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