Hearty beef, orange and lentil stew

Slow cooked beef stew packed with flavour

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Serves

6 - 8

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

4 hrs

Its called Hearty Beef Stew for a reason. Packed with powerful flavours of orange and cinnamon to bring out the beautiful taste of the slow cooked beef, we can't go past this one-pot wonder. Ease of cooking is at the core of this dish as the oven or slow cooker does all the hard work. Serve on-top rice, pasta or mashed potato with a serving of seasonal greens. Freeze leftovers or enjoy for lunch the following day.

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Ingredients

Beef stew
  • 750g Quality Mark beef chuck steaki

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil

  • 3 onions

    finely diced
  • 4 garlic cloves

    crushed and chopped
  • Juice and zest of 1 orange

  • 2 carrots

    grated
  • 2 Tbsp honey

  • 2 Tbsp tomato paste

  • 4 cups Campbell’s Real Beef Stock

  • 15cm sprig fresh rosemary

    finely chopped
  • 1/3 cup parsley

    chopped
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon

  • 1 cup brown lentils

    use dried rather than canned
To serve
  • a few strips of orange rind

  • parsley

    whole leaves, for garnish
  • mashed potatoi

    or kumara
  • seasonal greens

Method

To stew
1

Pre heat oven to 150C fan bake.

2

Heat the oil in a cast iron casserole over a medium-high heat and brown the beef. Lift the beef from the casserole and set aside. Add the onion to the casserole and gently cook for 5 minutes until softened.

3

Remove from heat and add all the remaining ingredients including the beef. Stir well to combine and cover.

4

Place in the oven and cook for 3 ½ - 4 hours until the meat is tender and falling apart.

5

Garnish with strips of orange rind and fresh parsley leaves.

6

We like to serve on-top of potato or kumara mash, but would go well with pasta or rice too.

7

For a pop of green, serve with your favourite seasonal greens.

Slow cooker method
1

This dish can also be made in the slow cooker as per the method above.

2

Ensure you soften the onions and brown the meat first.

3

Cook on high for 4 hours, or low for 6-8 hours.

Nutrition Information per Serving (376g)

This nutrition analysis is based on 8 serves and is for the beef stew only.

Energy1287kJ (308 kcal)
Protein27.1g
Total Fat10.8g
Saturated Fat2.7g
Carbohydrate21.9g
Dietary Fibre6.6g
Sodium382mg
Iron4.3mg
Zinc5.5mg
Vitamin B121.3µg