On the Menu Tonight

Slow-Cooked Ginger Beef - This is really yummy!

Recipe from a "Fresh" Woolworths Newsletter June 2009

Serves 4-6

You will need:

800g gravy beef

1 onion, chopped

2 tbsp plain flour

500ml beef stock

1 tbsp tomato puree

1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

1 tbsp brown sugar

3 bay leaves

1 tbsp crushed ginger

Method:

1. Seal beef in frying pan and then transfer to a slow cooker turned to low.

2. Add onion and flour and mix to coat the meat.

3. Add all other ingredients and salt & pepper to taste. Give the dish a quick stir and pop lid on.

4. Cook for 8hrs in the slow cooker or alternatively cook for 2hrs at 190 degrees Cel. in a heavy based oven proof pot.

5. Serve with potato mash (or a mix of root veges. ie potato & sweet potato), some greens and crusty bread - yum!

PS. I also add some carrot & mushrooms to the dish to bulk it out. I normally set my slow cooker to high and only cook for 4hrs.

Oh & we just had to have some dessert as well. So my hubbie whipped up a yummy Apple & Mixed Berry Crumble with Cream & Ice cream!