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Country-style beef and lentil braise

This hearty dish begs for crusty bread for dipping! - by Fast Ed
  • 08 Jan 2021
Country-style beef and lentil braise
Prep: 20 Minutes - Cook: 200 Minutes - Serves 6
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Fill your home with the tantalising scent of something delicious simmering on the stove.

Ingredients

1.2kg beef shin

1/4 cup plain flour

1/4 cup ghee

4 bay leaves, crumbled

2 cups mixed chopped vegetables (mushrooms, carrots, celery, leeks)

8 cloves garlic, crushed

2 Tbsp tomato paste

750ml light red wine

Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season

1/2 cup French-style dried small green lentils, rinsed

3 cups kale leaves, shredded

1 bunch parsley, finely chopped, plus extra leaves to serve

1/2 cup green olives, pitted, chopped

Wedges of roasted Kent pumpkin, to serve

Crusty bread (optional), to serve

Method

  1. Trim beef and chop into chunks. Toss in flour to coat, shaking off excess. Put half of the ghee in a large heavy-based saucepan. Heat on medium-high. Fry beef and bay leaves in 3 batches, until    sealed and well browned. Transfer to a plate. Set aside.

  2. Put remaining ghee in the same pan. Fry vegetables and garlic for 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, until mixture begins to stick to bottom of pan. Pour in wine and boil rapidly for 5 minutes, until reduced by half. Return beef to pan. Reduce heat to low, fit the lid and simmer for 2 hours, until meat is tender. Season.

  3. Add lentils and cook, covered, for a further 1 hour. Stir in kale, parsley and olives. Serve with wedges of pumpkin and a scattering of extra parsley leaves. Accompany with bread, if desired, to mop up juices.

Braised beef with lentils

Country-style beef and lentil braise

Photography Rob Palmer

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