BEEF RECIPES

Honeyed beef stew

Ingredients

Serves: 4 

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1kg beef stewing steak, trimmed and diced

1 large onion, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

3 sticks celery, chopped

2 large carrots, peeled and sliced

2 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

2 teaspoons English mustard

4 tablespoons ketchup

500ml water

salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Method

Prep:15min  › 

Cook:2hr20min  ›  Ready in:2hr35min 

Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4.

In a large pot over medium high heat, heat the olive oil and quickly brown the beef pieces on all sides. Place the onion, green pepper, celery and carrots into the pot and fry for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat.

In a mixing bowl, combine the honey, lemon juice, mustard, ketchup, water, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly.

Transfer the meat and vegetables to a 2 litre casserole. Pour the ketchup mixture over the meat and vegetables.

Bake in a preheated oven for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until meat is tender