Free recipe · British dinner · Recipe of the Week 2026-W53

Slow-Simmered Beef Stew with Mash

Name: Slow-Simmered Beef Stew with Mash
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 170 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 700 g stewing beef; 200 g onions; 400 g carrots; 100 g celery; 30 g flour (plain); 30 g tomato puree; 700 g stock cube (made up); 25 g olive oil; 8 g fresh herbs; 900 g potatoes; 30 g butter; 100 g milk (semi-skimmed)

A British dinner for 4, freezes well for batch cooking.

nut-freeegg-free

170 minprep + cook

4servings

673 kcalper serving

45.3 gprotein

~€2.89per serving*

Ingredients (serves 4)

700 g stewing beef
200 g onions
400 g carrots
100 g celery
30 g flour (plain)
30 g tomato puree
700 g stock cube (made up)
25 g olive oil
8 g fresh herbs
900 g potatoes
30 g butter
100 g milk (semi-skimmed)

Method

Brown the beef in batches; set aside.
Soften the veg, dust with flour, add puree, stock and herbs; return the beef.
Simmer very gently 2–2.5 hours until spoon-tender (add barley for the last 40 min if using).
Serve with mash.

Allergens: celery, gluten, milk. Spice: 0/3.

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