Recipe – Beef & Red Wine Stew
Servings – 4 – Total Cost – £7.51*
Cost Per Serving – £1.87*
Ingredients
400g Diced Beef – £ 2.55
400g Leek washed and chopped – £0.70
187ml Red Wine – £1.50
400g chopped Tinned Tomatoes – £0.28
200g Button Mushrooms – £0.95
2 x Stock Cubes (Made to 1 Pint Stock) – £0.06
142g Tomato Puree – £0.28
3 Large Carrots – £ 0.12
2 Baking Potatoes – £0.10
Pinch of Salt – £0.01
Pinch of Black Pepper – £0.01
2 Garlic Cloves Finely Chopped – £0.05
375g Ready Rolled Puff Pastry – £0.90
Tender chunks of slow cooked beef in a rich red wine gravy. Topped with a puff pastry lid.
Method
1) Add the ingredients to slow cooker. Switch on low for 8-10 hours.
2) If gravy is a little thin for your taste thicken with gravy granules or corn flour.
3) Place into individual ovenproof serving bowls. Top with 1/4 of the puff pastry. Put in preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 12 minutes until pastry is golden brown. Just a quick note here. You could just cook the pastry on a baking tray but I like the softness the gravy from the stew gives the underside of the pastry when cooking in the oven.
4) Serve with your favourite vegetables and some sweet pickled beetroot for good measure.
*Prices are based on current shop prices as of Oct 2021. Prices based on cheapest available at Tesco or Asda. Produce may be found cheaper elsewhere but may not be available in all locations so large supermarket chains have been used for costing purposes. Prices may differ depending on location.
Quids In Cooking From Pot To Plate 