How healthy is stew?

[Will]

I prefer potatoes too.

Very very basic stew which you can modify with other ingredients:

500g shin of beef

4 cubed potatoes

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 large onion

25g mushrooms

2 large carrots

300ml beef stock

salt to taste

fresh ground black pepper to taste

any other seasoning you like, I love garlic in mine.

1 bayleaf


Slice the meat into 1/2 inch / 1.5 cm cubes and then brown in a hot frying pan with a little olive oil.

Chop the onion, mushroom and carrot, and then briefly fry them in the olive oil.

Place the beef and vegetables with the stock in an oven proof dish.

Add the herbs and seasoning.

Bring to a simmer over a low heat.

Cover with a tight lid and cook slowly in the oven 140°C, for 3 hours.

Check at intervals to make sure it is simmering gently and add more water if required.

Some people prefer to add the veggies in later... you can add them in the last 30 mins of cooking if you don't want them to go too soft... I quite like them in from the beggining...