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Serves: 4
Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter
1 onion, chopped or diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
fresh thyme, 3 stalks or 1/2 tsp dried thyme
500g beef, cubed
1 tablespoon flour
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 large sweet potato
3 carrots, chopped
2 cups chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions
- On medium heat and in a medium-sized pot, fry the onion in the butter until soft.
- Add the garlic and thyme cook for one minute.
- Dust the meat in the flour and then add to the pot and brown the meat.
- Add the tomato paste, sweet potato, carrots, chicken stock and salt
- Put the lid on the pot and allow to simmer on low heat for 90 minutes (you can increase to 120 minutes to increase tenderness of the meat)
- Take the lid off and increase the heat to medium and allow to boil for 5 minutes uncovered to reduce the liquid and thicken the stew.
- Serve with rice, mash potato or pasta or enjoy just as it is!