Slow-Cooked Beef and Root Vegetable Stew
Cheap braising beef, three hours of oven time, no attention needed.
Serves 4 180 min 46g protein
beefslow-cookbritishbudgetfreezer-friendly
Plan it this weekIngredients
- Beef chuck steak800 g
- Carrots300 g
- Potatoes600 g
- Brown onions250 g
- Celery100 g
- Tinned chopped tomatoes400 g
- Plain flour40 g
- Olive oil30 ml
- Dried thyme2 g
Method
- Heat the oven to 160C. Cut the beef into 4cm cubes, toss in the flour, and season well.
- Brown the beef in the oil in batches in a heavy casserole, then set aside.
- Cook the diced onion and celery in the same pot for 8 minutes, then return the beef.
- Add the tinned tomatoes, thyme and 500ml water, bring to a simmer, cover, and cook in the oven for 2 hours.
- Add the chunked carrots and potatoes and cook for a further 45 minutes until everything is tender.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
Each item at whichever of your shops sells it cheapest.
- WoolworthsBest choice$22.05 for all 9 items
$5.51a serve
$5.51 a serve, cheapest at Woolworths
About $22.05 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$47.20 across 3 shops · all 9 items priced · $13.54 more for bigger packs, 56% spare for later
WoolworthsBest choice$22.05
9 of 9 ingredients
you'll pay $40.15 · $18.10 of it spare
Aldi$24.31
9 of 9 ingredients · $2.26 more
you'll pay $44.54 · $20.23 of it spare
Coles$24.89
9 of 9 ingredients · $2.84 more
you'll pay $40.89 · $16.00 of it spare
