Recipe – Hearty Beef Stew

Colorful, hearty and stew – features all the traditional ingredients of a good beef stew: minced beef, carrots, onion, and peas.

Ingredients

• 500g lean beef mince
• 2 medium onions, diced
• 3 -4 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 4 celery sticks, diced
• 2-3 medium carrots, diced
• 2 x medium tomatoes, diced
• 1 L beef/chicken stock
• ½ cup peas
• 2 tsp dried mixed herbs
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Heat a large non-stick pan over a moderate/high heat and lightly brown the beef mince. 
2. Add diced onion and garlic and cook for three minutes more. 
3. Add all the rest of the ingredients, except the peas and salt and pepper.
4. Stir, bring to the boil, then turn down to a simmer for about 40 minutes, or until the veggies are soft. 
5. Add the peas, bring to the boil and cook for a few more minutes.  Taste and season with salt and pepper accordingly.