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Slow-cooked beef and leek with kidney beans - welcome to winter

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Servings: 4
Author: Recipe adapted for the slow cooker from Hotly Spiced

Ingredients

  • 500 g 18oz diced beef
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 onion diced
  • 1 clove of garlic crushed
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 tin of crushed tomatoes 400g
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 2 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 stick of cinnamon
  • 1 leek thinly sliced
  • 300 g 11oz kidney beans

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in the bottom of a large saucepan or your slow cooker if it goes on the stove.
  • Add the onion and cook until transparent.
  • Add the garlic, herbs and spices and cook, stirring, until fragrant.
  • Add the meat and cook until it is just sealed on all sides.
  • Transfer the pot to the slow cooker (or tip everything into your slow cooker).
  • Add the rest of the ingredients except the leek and cook on low heat for at least 5 hours or until the meat is tender enough to shred with a fork.
  • Take the lid off the slow cooker stir through the leek and turn the heat up to high for one hour or until the sauce reduces.
  • Serve stew with couscous or mashed potato.
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