Spanish beef and potato stew

Slow cooked and fragrant

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Serves

6

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

6 hrs 15 mins

Spanish beef stew is a rustic and hearty one-pot dinner with diced beef slow-cooked in a tomato sauce flavored with garlic, olives, sherry, and Spanish paprika. Serve warm crusty bread with this gutsy-flavoured stew to mop up the juices!

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Ingredients

  • 750g Quality Mark diced beefi

  • 750g potatoes

  • 1 roughly chopped onion

  • 2 diced tomatoes

  • 1 cup halved olives

  • 2-3 tsp minced garlic cloves

  • 400g tomatoes

  • 1 and 1/2 cups beef stock

  • 1/4 cup sherry

  • 2 Tbsp paprika

  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley

Method

1

Turn the slow cooker on to low to pre-warm while gathering and preparing the ingredients.

2

Cut the beef and potatoes in 2cm dice.

3

Brown the beef and onion well in a dash of oil in a hot frying pan.

4

This will be best done in 2-3 batches.

5

Into the pre-warmed slow cooker, put the beef, potatoes, onion, tomatoes, olives and garlic.

6

In a jug stir together the canned tomatoes, stock or water, sherry and paprika.

7

Pour into the crock pot, stir to mix and cover with the lid.

8

Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3½-4 hours without lifting the lid.

9

Once the cooking time is finished, check the beef for tenderness and continue to cook if required.

10

Season well with salt and pepper.

11

Season the stew scattered with a little parsley and extra olives if wished.

Nutrition Information per Serving (412g)

Energy1438kJ (343 kcal)
Protein34g
Total Fat9.8g
Saturated Fat3.2g
Carbohydrate25g
Sodium132mg
Iron5.3mg
Zinc7.6mg
Vitamin B125.1µg