Smoky beef stew

Low-calorie lunch recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has stewing beef, onion, tomato, paprika, white wine vinegar, caster sugar and butter bean.

Smoky beef stew

Smoky beef stew

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Low-calorie lunch
Servings

4 - 8

servings
Prep time

10 mins

Ingredients

  • Onion: 2 onions, chopped
  • Tomato: 800g (2 cans) chopped tomatoes
  • Paprika: 2 tsp each sweet paprika, ground cumin and mild chilli powder
  • White Wine Vinegar: 2 tbsp red or white wine vinegar
  • Stewing Beef: 1kg stewing beef, cut into large chunks
  • Caster Sugar: 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • Butter Bean: 400g can butter beans, rinsed and drained

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 160C/ 140C fan/gas 3. Mix the beef, onions, tomatoes, spices, vinegar and sugar in a casserole dish. Cover and bake for 2 1/2 hrs. Stir in the beans and bake for 30 mins more (with the lid off if the casserole is a little wet or lid on if good consistency), until the beef is tender.
  2. Cool, then freeze in 6-8 portions in small food bags or plastic containers. Defrost in microwave or overnight in fridge, then heat in the morning and transfer to a thermos container, or heat in the microwave at lunchtime.