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Slow Cooker Tomato & Eggplant Beef

Let this rich beef stew cook away while you're busy doing other things

395 mins
14 ingredients
$5.50 / person
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Slow Cooker Tomato & Eggplant Beef

Ingredients

Serves = 4

  • 600g gravy beef or chuck steak, visible skin and fat removed, cut into 5cm pieces
  • 2 tbsn wholemeal plain flour
  • 2 tsp dried mixed herbs
  • 1 tbsn extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, remove ends and papery skin then finely chopped
  • 1 medium eggplant, cut in half and cut into 1cm thick slices
  • 1 medium zucchini, cut in half and slice
  • 250g pumpkin, remove skin and cut into 1cm pieces
  • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tbsn tomato paste (salt reduced)
  • 2/3 cup salt reduced beef stock
  • 3 medium potatoes
  • 1 tsp olive oil spread

It’s this easy

  • Place the beef, flour and mixed dried herbs in a bowl and stir well to combine
  • Heat 2 tsp oil in a large frying pan, add half of the beef and cook for a few minutes or until browned. Transfer to the slow cooker. Repeat with remaining beef.
  • Heat the remaining oil in the pan and add the garlic, onion, eggplant, zucchini and pumpkin to cook for 5 minutes or until the onion is softened. Stir often while cooking, then transfer to the slow cooker
  • Add the tomatoes, tomato paste and stock to the slow cooker and stir all ingredients to combine
  • Put on the slow cooker lid and cook for 6 hours on low or until the beef is very tender. Stir the mixture halfway during the cook. If you don't have a slow cooker, you could place all ingredients in an oven proof dish, cover and cook in a 110°c oven for the same time.
  • 25 minutes before the slow cooker is done, chop the potatoes into quarters (leave the skin on) and boil in a pot of water for 10-15 minutes or until soft. Drain the potatoes, add 1 tsp olive oil spread and mash
  • Serve the beef with the mash potato

Tweaks

  • Could also serve with sweet potato mash, polenta, or cous cous

Notes

Nutrition information (per serve):

  • Energy (2167kJ)
  • Protein (43.1g)
  • Total fat (17.9g)
  • Saturated fat (5.5g)
  • Carbohydrate (41.0g); Starch (21.4g), Sugars (19.6g), Added sugars (0g), Free sugars (0g)
  • Dietary fibre (11.0g)
  • Sodium (259mg)
  • Calcium (133mg)
  • Iron (6.9mg)

Allergies

Contains: Gluten, Wheat, FODMAPs.
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