One-Step Beef Stew

Name: One-Step Beef Stew
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 h
Total time: 10 h 10 min
Ingredients: salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 bay leaves, torn; chopped parsley leaves, to serve; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 700 g/1 lb 9 oz boneless beef shin, cut into large chunks; 2 tbsp dried thyme; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 400 g/14 oz/scant 12/3 cups tinned chopped tomatoes; 1 fennel head, chopped; 250 g/9 oz waxy potatoes, such as Charlotte, Jersey Royals and new potatoes, scrubbed and chopped; 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 250 g/9 oz waxy potatoes, such as Charlotte, Jersey Royals and new potatoes, scrubbed and chopped; 250 g/9 oz waxy potatoes, such as Charlotte, Jersey Royals and new potatoes, scrubbed and chopped; 250 g/9 oz waxy potatoes, such as Charlotte, Jersey Royals and new potatoes, scrubbed and chopped; 600 g/1 lb 5 oz butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into large chunks

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
11 hr

Appears in

I Love My Slow Cooker

By Beverly LeBlanc

Published 2012

About

Ingredients

600 g/1 lb 5 oz butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into large chunks

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Put the squash, potatoes, fennel, onion, garlic and thyme in the slow cooker. Add the beef, chopped tomatoes and tomato purée, then tuck the bay leaves among the pieces of beef. Spoon over 4 tablespoons water and season with salt and pepper. The ingredients will not be completely covered with liquid