Classic Beef Stew – Recipe Courtesy Of Rowe Farms

10/21/2012

What you’ll need:

• 454 g or 1 lb Rowe Farms beef stewing cubes, cut into 3/4-inch chunks
• 400 ml or 14 ounces canned tomato puree
• 225 g or 1 cup mixed dried beans
• 1 medium red onion sliced medium thickness
• 1 medium carrot sliced into coins
• 2 cloves of garlic thinly chopped
• 8 ml or 1 tsp ground cumin
• 8 ml or 1 tsp ground coriander
• Salt and ground pepper to taste
• 15 ml or 1 tbsp maple syrup or plum sauce
• 250 ml or 1 cup beef stock
• 250 ml or 1 cup water

Method

Combine all ingredients except maple syrup/plum sauce in a 5 to 6 quart electric slow cooker. Set on low and cook for 8 hours. If you don’t have a slow cooker brown beef in a big pot with oil. Once browned remove beef from pot and add onions, carrot, garlic and spices to pot. Cook until the onions are soft then combine the rest of the ingredients. Cook on medium-low heat for approximately 4 hours or until stew thickens.

After 7½ hours (3½ hours if not using a crockpot) add maple syrup/plum sauce to desired level of sweetness and add salt and pepper to desired taste.

Serve with mashed potatoes or any starch for a complete meal.

Serves roughly 6 people.

Thank you to Rowe Farms for sending us this delicous recipe. Be sure to visit them at 2230 Bloor St W in Bloor West Villiage!

Rowe Farms is a provider of locally grown, antibiotic and hormone free meats that are raised with the highest level of animal welfare standards. Day-to-day, we remain committed to our natural and local farming philosophies and continuing to expand the availability of this product to consumers. Please check out our website and Facebook page for location information.