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Beef and White Bean Stew

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  • 4 Serves
  • 10 minutes
  • 140 minutes

Stay warm with this slow cooked stew – tender pieces of beef in rich tomato based broth, with buttery white beans. Healthy and delicious.

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Ingredients

4 Serves*
1 kg beef chuck, 2-3 cm diced
400 g canned diced tomatoes
400 g canned cannellini beans, reserving the liquid
1 carrot, small diced
1 onion, diced
2 celery, diced
4 thyme sprigs
4 silverbeet leaves, blanched and chopped
3 cups water
chilli flakes (optional)
flour for dusting
*Serving size calculator is approximate, feel free to adjust by adding a pinch here and there as needed

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 170C
  2. Season diced beef with salt and pepper, and dust with a tablespoon of flour.
  3. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a casserole pot and brown the beef in batches. Transfer to a plate.
  4. Reduce heat to medium-low, add a little more olive oil and saute the onions and garlic for 1-2 minutes till fragrant then add the carrots and celery. When vegetables have softened, return the beef back into the pot then add the water, reserved liquid from beans, tomatoes, thyme, chilli flakes (if using) and stir to combine.
  5. Bring to a simmer, cover with a lid and place in the oven to cook for 1.5 hours. In the last 30 minutes, add the cannellini beans and silverbeet. Season to taste.

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