Name: Two-Course Italian Beef
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 750 g/1 lb 10 oz boneless beef shin, tied lengthways; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 tbsp small soup pasta, such as stars or loops; 1 tbsp fennel seeds; 2 fennel bulbs, quartered; 2 bay leaves, torn; 1 large onion, quartered; 1 celery stick with leaves, quartered; freshly grated Parmesan cheese, to serve; salad, to serve

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 25

Appears in

I Love My Slow Cooker

By Beverly LeBlanc

Published 2012

About

Beef shin is one of those underrated, inexpensive cuts perfectly transformed by the slow cooker. It’s an ideal choice for this Italian-inspired two-course meal.

Ingredients

750 g/1 lb 10 oz boneless beef shin, tied lengthways
2

Method

Put the beef, bay leaves, fennel, celery, onion and fennel seeds in the slow cooker, tucking the vegetables down around the beef, if necessary. Fill the container with water, leaving a 2.5cm/1in gap at the top of the pot, and season with salt and pepper.

Cover the cooker with the lid. Cook on HIGH for 1 hour, then switch the cooker to LOW and cook for a further 8¾ hours until the beef i