Day 7, Slow cooked Chutney Beef Stew.

Day six and I made friends with my neglected slow cooker again. Which has lain unused since last winter. No more shall it be kept to the shadows like the Batman of the culinary world. It now has pride of counter space again.

If you don't have a slow cooker, you should think about making the investment they are really handy to have especially now coming into winter. There is nothing better than coming home to a steaming pot of stew that just needs to be served up after a long day.

Which leads me nicely on to my next recipe. Slow cooked Chutney Beef Stew. Mmmmm it even sounds delish!!

For this recipe I used

800g stewing beef cubed.
1 Large onion.
200ml hot beef stock.
100g mango chutney
2 cloves of garlic crushed.
3 teaspoons of medium curry powder.
1 head of Broccoli
Chilli powder to serve (optional)

Fry off the onions, then brown the beef in a saucepan and fling them into the slowcooker.
Add all the other ingredients give a stir and that's it!
Cook on high for five hours.
Don't be tempted to look in or stir just wait!!
When it's cooked steam the broccoli and add to the beef.
Serve on a bed of rice sprinkled with chilli.

Serves four.

The children had dinner in a friends house that day so this was an adults only meal. The beef was melt in the mouth tender, the sauce spicy sweet and friends there was no conversation it was just blissful eating......joy.


Bon Appetit xx