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Beef and Vegetable Stew
Here’s my simple recipe for beef and vegetable stew, a hearty meal for the winter. Delicious served with a side of greens and some crusty bread to mop up the gravy.
Ingredients
- 400g diced organic Stewing Beef
- 2 Carrots
- 2 Sweet Potatoes
- 3 Potatoes
- 3 Tomatoes
- 2 small Red Onions
- 3 cloves Garlic
- Vegetable stock cube made to 250 ml water
- 300 ml Organic Passata (I buy this from Waitrose)
- Dash of Worcestershire sauce
- Italian dried herbs
- Flour to dust
- Pepper to taste
Method
1. Cut the beef into small pieces and lightly dust in flour. Add to pan of olive oil and fry the beef until brown on all sides. Transfer into a small bowl whilst the vegetables are prepared.
2. Peel and chop the carrots, sweet potatoes and potatoes into small cubes.
3. Wash and dice the tomatoes.
4. Chop the onion and garlic.
5. Saute the onion and garlic for a few minutes. Add the chopped vegetables and beef.
6. Mix a cube of vegetable stock in 250ml boiled water. Add 300 ml of Passata to the stock mixture.
7. Add the stock, Passata, sprinkle of dried herbs and dash of Worcestershire sauce to the pan of beef and vegetables. Stir gently and leave on a medium heat for 10 minutes.
8. Transfer into an oven proof dish with lid and cook in oven at 180 degrees Celcius for 1.5 hours or until the beef is tender.
Simple Fish Pie
Welcome to my family meals where I share my favourite fresh, nutritious, easy and quick meals for the whole family to enjoy. Where possible, we always eat and cook with organic ingredients. I like to buy the freshest produce for my family to ensure we’re getting the essential vitamins and minerals we need through our food.
This Simple Fish Pie is nutritious, quick (the green beans and spinach cook in the oven) and my toddler loves it.
Serves 4
Prep Time 10 minutes. Cooking Time 25 minutes.
You’ll Need:
- 1 Red Onion
- 2 cloves of Garlic
- 8 Potatoes
- 2 Carrots
- 200g Green Beans
- 3 handfuls of Spinach Leaves
- Tin of Salmon
- 1/2 cup Milk (to help mash the potatoes and carrots)
- Sprinkle of low-fat Cheese for the topping
- Sprinkle of Pepper to taste
- Serve with Sweetcorn (I use super sweet Waitrose Organic Frozen Sweetcorn)
Let’s Make Simple Fish Pie
1. Wash and chop the potatoes and carrots. Boil until soft.
2. Chop and saute the onion and garlic in some olive oil.
3. Wash and chop the green beans into small bite sized cuts. Add to the onion and garlic for a few minutes and stir occasionally.
4. Open the tin of salmon. Add the onions, garlic, green beans, salmon and spinach into a Pyrex Dish and mix together.
5. Mash the potatoes and carrots with a little milk until you have a smooth consistency.
6. Add the mashed potato mix on top of the vegetables and salmon.
7. Sprinkle a little cheese over the potato mix and add pepper to taste.
8. Cook in the oven on fan bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 25 minutes (until potato top is turning golden).
9. Boil frozen sweetcorn for 40 seconds.
10. Serve with sweetcorn and savour this hearty and healthy meal with your family.
