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Family Slow Cooked Beef Stew

A hearty slow cooked beef stew, suitable for the whole family.

Serves: 2 adults and 2-3 child size portions
Suitable for freezing 

Ingredients

For the stew

400g Organic beef stewing steak, cut into 2cm cubes
1 organic onion, chopped
1.5 tsp organic cinnamon
A few twists of organic black pepper
320ml water
300g (about 2) Organic sweet potatoes, peeled, chopped into 2cm cubes

For the mash

2 organic carrots, sliced 2cm thick
half organic celeriac, chopped into 3cm cubes
400g (6 medium) organic new potatoes, quartered

Method

For the stew

Step 1 - Pre-heat the oven 160C/gas mark 3.  Choose an ovenproof dish where beef will fit in no more than 2 layers.  Put the diced beef, onions, cinnamon, black pepper and water in to an ovenproof dish with tight fitting lid or cover with foil.

Step 2 - Slow cook for 3 hours.  Check and stir the stew half way through the cooking time and make sure there is enough water just covering the beef.  Add more water if needed.

Step 3 - After 3 hours, add the sweet potato and cook for a further 45-55 minutes until the sweet potato is tender.

Step 4 - The beef stew can be served as it is for adults.  Or it should be soft enough to mash for babies from 10 months.  Otherwise use a hand blender to smooth the food to the right texture for younger babies from 6 months.

For the mash

Step 1 - Put the potatoes in a pan of water and bring to the boil for 10 minutes.

Step 2 - Add the carrots and celeriac to the potatoes and boil for a further 20 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

Step 2 - Mash or smooth the vegetables to the required consistency.