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Italian Braised Beef Stew

Italian Braised Beef Stew recipe, eat well on universal credit

This was a recipe for 6 people which we did our best to scale down. But it’s still going to be a 4 portion gig for us. We’re having the remainders is big Gluten free Yorkshire Puddings tonight. So although the ingredients initially broke budget, the number of servings brings it back.

Ingredients:-

400g of Beef Skirt
20g of Dried Mushrooms (We used the last of our foraged Pine Bolete which we dried using the dehydrate function in the Air Fryer)
1 Onion, sliced
1 Celery Stick, chopped
4 Cloves of Garlic, minced
175ml of very cheap Red Wine
1 Tsp of Dried Oregano
3 Sprigs of Rosemary (Foraged in our case)
2 Bay Leaves
40g of Tinned Chopped Tomatoes
2 Tbsp of Tomato Puree
300ml of Beef Stock
250g of Small Potatoes
50g of Pitted mixed Olives
2 Tbsp of Capers
Salt & Pepper to season
2 Tbsp of Cornflour to coat the Beef
Oil to Fry

Method:-

(1) In a Dutch Oven season the Beef with Salt 7 Pepper then coat in Cornflour.
(2) Heat a little Oil and fry to brown on all sides.
(3) Add the Onions and Garlic and fry over a medium heat until softened.
(4) Add all the remaining ingredients apart from the Potatoes, Capers and Olives.
(5) Allow to simmer for at 150c for 5 hours covered.
(6) Stir gently occasionally.
(7) After 3 hours add the Potatoes, Capers and Olives, stir in and allow to simmer for a further 2 hours.

We’ve decided to create a series of Winter Warmers because we enjoy having a theme. As a starting point this was pretty good…..

 

 

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Turkey Thigh dinner in a giant Gluten free Yorkshire Pudding

We like a Turkey Thigh and Drummer when they are available. This was the 3rd meal from it and we’re having a Curry with the rest tonight. Not bad for £4.65 for 2 humans and Tigger the Cat. I “Tunnel Boned” the Thigh so we could just cook the meat on a bed of fresh Rosemary with Salt, Pepper and a sprinkling of herbs and Oil over the top.

We’ve slightly modified the Yorkshire Pudding recipe as there is lots of fresh Sage and Rosemary available locally:-

Ingredients:-

100g Cornflour
150ml Milk
3 eggs
Salt & fresh ground Black Pepper
1 sprig of fresh Rosemary, finely chopped
3 spring of fresh Sage, Finely chopped

Method:-

(1) Heat your oiled Yorkshire Pudding tray in the oven at 220c until the oil is smoking.
(2) Whisk all the ingredients vigorously.
(3) Pour into the tray and return to the oven very quickly.
(4) Cook at 220c for 10 minutes the reduce the temperature to 180c.
(5) Cook for a further 25 minutes.
(6) Remove and either allow to cool or serve immediately. Your Yorkshire Puddings will stand reheating if required.

The other vegetables excluding the Broccoli had been blanched and frozen earlier in the month, for “A Rainy Day”. We really are running close to the bone for the next few days. But that doesn’t mean we have to eat rubbish food!

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