It’s getting proper chilly down here in the southern hemisphere, so we need some good hearty food to keep us warm. And what’s better than a beef and beer stew, and a good classic pudding?
Beef Stew
Ingredients
- 100g/4 ounces of bacon, diced
- 1kg/2 lbs of stewing beef, roughly cut
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 3 potatoes, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 1 cup of mushrooms, chopped
- 500ml/1 pint of stout beer
- 1 cup of beef stock
- ¼ cup of tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
- Herbs, salt and pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons of flour
Equipment
- Stove top/hob
Method
- Mix the beef through the flour and cook in a saucepan until brown, then remove it from the pan and set aside
- Fry the bacon until brown and crispy, and then add in the onions and cook through
- Pour in the beer and stock, bring to a boil, scrape the bottom of the pan and simmer for a few minutes
- Add in all the vegetables, tomato paste, Worchershtire sauce, and the beef.
- Cover the saucepan, reduce the heat and simmer for 2-3 hours
- Add in salt and pepper to taste.
Bread and Butter Pudding
Ingredients
- 8 slices of bread
- 50g/2 ounces of softened butter
- 5 tablespoons of your favourite jam
- ⅓ cup of caster sugar
- ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 1 cup of cream
- 1 ½ cups of milk
- 4 eggs
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking tin (approx 35cmx20cm/14”x8”)
- Baking/parchment paper
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
- Line a baking tin with baking/parchment paper.
- Spread the butter and jam on the bread and make some jam sandwiches
- Cut each sandwich into triangles and arrange them in the baking dish
- Mix the sugar, cinnamon, cream, milk and eggs together and pour over the sandwiches
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.
If you like these recipes, have a go at making them, and let us know how it turns out!
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