SPICY BEEF STEW WITH BEANS & PEPPERS

Spicy beef stew with beans & peppers image

Just the thing to warm you up on a cold winter night

Provided by Good Food team

Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Supper

Time 3h

Yield Serves 6 adults, or 4 adults and 4 kids

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3 ½ tbsp vegetable oil
1kg stewing beef , cut into chunks
1 onion , sliced
2 garlic cloves , sliced
1 tbsp plain flour
1 tbsp black treacle
1 tsp cumin
400g can chopped tomato
600ml beef stock (from a cube is fine)
2 red peppers , deseeded and sliced
400g can cannellini bean , drained and rinsed
soured cream and coriander, to serve

Steps:

Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large saucepan with a lid. Season meat, then cook about one-third over a high heat for 10 mins until browned. Tip onto a plate and repeat with 2 tbsp of oil and rest of the meat.
Add a splash of water and scrape pan to remove bits. Add ½ tbsp oil. Turn heat down, fry onion and garlic until softened. Return meat to the pan, add flour and stir for 1 min. Add treacle, cumin, tomatoes and stock. Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hr 45 mins. Stir occasionally and check that the meat is covered with liquid.
Add peppers and beans, and cook for a further 15 mins. The stew can now be cooled and kept in the fridge for 2 days, or frozen for 1 month. Serve in bowls, with sour cream, coriander and cornbread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 400 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 18 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 43 grams protein, Sodium 1.2 milligram of sodium