Stephanie's Simplest Beef Stew

A long time winter favourite of ours from Stephanie Alexander's The Cook's Companion .

She describes it as "a good example of how you can fling everything together in 15 minutes and forget about it while it's cooking.

Serves 4

1.5kg chuck or blade steak, cut into large cubes

2 tablespoons plain flour

2 teaspoons paprika

1 425g can diced tomatoes

2 onions. diced

2 cloves garlic, sliced

1 stick celery, finely sliced

3 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks

3 potatoes, cut into chunks

1 cup red wine

salt

freshly ground black pepper

Casserole dish with lid

Preheat oven to 180oC
Roll beef in flour mixed with paprika.
Place in an enamelled cast-iron casserole that will hold ingredients comfortably with not too much extra space
Pour in tomatoes, including juice
Add remaining ingredients to casserole and stir.
Press a piece of baking paper over contents and cover with lid
Cook in oven, undisturbed, for 1 1/2 hours
Taste for seasoning
Check if meat is tender and cook longer if necessary. (Usually takes 2 hours total cooking time)

Winter, hearty, easy

Offer a bowl of yoghurt and maybe a small bowl of sliced picked dill cucumbers

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