Mon, 27 May 2019
Chef Joe Shannon is in the Ireland AM kitchen this morning with this delicious recipe.
Serves 4 people
Ingredients:
1kg of good quality Irish Stewing Beef Diced
1 Medium Onion Sliced
2 Cloves of Garlic Chopped
100 ml of White Wine Vinegar
2tbsp of Brown Sugar
500 ml of Beef Stock
8 Ginger Nut Biscuits
1tsp Tomato Puree
Salt and Pepper
2-3 Sprigs of Fresh Thyme
Method:
1. Heat a heavy based pan, add some oil and then add the beef in instalments, let it brown all over, season with salt and pepper and remove from the pan and leave to one side.
2. Re-Heat the pan, add some oil, now add the onion and garlic and cook gently for 2-3 minutes without colour,
3. Add the sealed meat into the pan with the onion and garlic, add the white wine vinegar and let reduce
4. Now add roughly about 300 ml of the stock, the thyme, tomato puree. Let it come to the boil and then turn down to a gentle simmer, cook for 45-60 minutes, or until the meat is nice and tender
5. Meanwhile add the gingernut biscuits to the remaining stock in a bowl and let soak until it forms a batter type substance. Whisk this gently into the stew and cook for a further 20 minutes
6. Check your stew for seasoning and serve with nam bread or savoury rice, enjoy!
