Day 9 - Beef Bourguignon

This recipe for Beef Bourguignon (also known as Beef Burgundy) is my adapted version, the original is from the Pick n Pay web site. It makes a mouth watering, tender and tasty Beef Stew. It get's the name Burgundy from the red wine. The original recipe uses a whole bottle or Red, but I've tweaked the recipe a bit. I love making this in my slow cooker, the amazing aroma teases us all day!

Photo Credit: Pick n Pay

Beef Bourguignon

Ingredients:
350 ml Shiraz (red wine)
750kg Stewing beef, cubed
60ml Olive oil
4 Fat garlic cloves, crushed
8 Bacon rashers, diced (optional)
4 Celery sticks, sliced
10 Peeled pickling onions
7 Carrots, peeled and sliced
410g can tomatoes
1C Beef stock
3 Thyme sprigs
1 Rosemary sprig
2 Bay leaves
Salt and pepper to taste
250g Baby mushrooms

Method:
1. Pour wine into a bowl, add stewing beef, cover and marinate overnight.
2. Drain and set liquid aside.
3. Heat half the oil in a large saucepan, Sauté garlic, bacon, celery, onions and carrots for 3-4 minutes.
4. Transfer this to the slow cooker, switch it on.
5. Using the remaining oil, fry meat in batches until browned and also put into the Slow cooker.
6. Pour wine, tomatoes, herbs and stock into the Slow cooker. Add salt and pepper t taste.
7. Cook on High for 5 hours
8. Add mushrooms and cook for another hour.
9. Serve with mashed potatoes or on a bed or rice.

Serves 6

Day 6 - Moroccan Beef and Lentil Stew

This is a delicious recipe for Moroccan Beef and Lentil stew that I found on the Pick n Pay Website. On the night that I first made it I had left things to late, my family was hungry and there was no time to let this dish simmer for hours. So I altered it to be cooked in a pressure cooker and it was delicious!

Moroccan Beef and Lentil stew

Ingredients:
500g Stewing beef, cut into small chunks
1 Medium onion, sliced
2 Garlic cloves, crushed
2 tsp Turmeric
1 Tbs Paprika
1 Tbs Ground cumin
1 Cinnamon stick
400g Tin Tomatoes
500 ml Beef stock
1 dash salt and ground pepper, or to taste
250g Dried lentils
15 ml Chopped coriander

Method:
1. Heat oil in a Pressure cooker (or a large pot).
2. Fry beef until well browned on all sides. Add onion and fry until golden.
3. Add garlic and spices and cook for 2 minutes.
4. Add tomatoes and stock. Close the Pressure cooker and cook for 15 minutes or until the beef is tender. (if in a pot let it simmer over a low heat for an hour or until beef is tender.)
5. Season and stir through lentils.
6. Close the lid again and cook for another 15 minutes in the pressure cooker. (In a pot: Cook for another 30 minutes or until lentils are cooked through.)
7. Serve Moroccan Beef and Lentil stew on a bed of rice, scattered with coriander.

Serves 4-6

Sumptuous Meat Loaf (W & Dairy Free)

This is my Wheat and Dairy free version of a great classic.



Sumptuous Meat Loaf (Wheat & Dairy Free)

Ingredients:
1 C Oats
1/2 C Rice Milk
2 tsp Salt (or more)
Pepper to taste
1 tsp Curry powder
1 tsp Ground Paprika
1 Tbsp Crushed Garlic
1 pkt Tomato paste (50g)
2 Eggs
1 large Onion, finely chopped
500g Beef mince
500g Pork mince

Sauce Ingredients:
½ cup Tomato Sauce (Ketchup)
3 Tbsp Dark brown sugar
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 180*.
2. Put the oats and rice milk in a large mixing bowl.
3. Add the seasonings, garlic, tomato paste, eggs and chopped onions and mix well.
4. Add both minces and continue mixing.
5. Divide the mixture into 2 loaf pans.
6. Mix the sauce ingredients and pour over the two loaves.
7. Bake the 2 loaves for 1 hour.
6. Serve one 1 loaf hot, with rice or potatoes and yummy steamed veggies, and pop the other in the freezer for a day when you don't have time to cook :)

Makes 2 loaves (each loaf serves 6)