Rich braised beef with melting onions

Rich braised beef with melting onions

Spoil your family with meltingly tender braised beef, that won't break the bank

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 2 hrs 15 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Dust the beef in flour, then set aside. Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onions and fry for 5 mins. Add the sugar and cook for 5-10 mins, stirring frequently, until the onions are caramelised. Stir in the garlic for the final few mins.
  2. Pour in the stock and stir in the Worcestershire sauce. Add the beef and mushrooms, then season, adding plenty of black pepper. Cover and cook gently for 2 hrs until the meat is tender. Can be chilled for up to 3 days. To freeze, cool and store in freezer bags. Thaw and reheat in a pan. Serve scattered with parsley.

Per serving

364 kcalories, protein 44g, carbohydrate 11g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 2g, sugar 8g, salt 1.03 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2011.

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  • 04 October 2011

    Lynsey rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really tasty, served it with the stuff baked potatoes and peas/carrots from the magazine, which went really well. A good winter warmer, would make again.

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  • 10 October 2011

    IndiePrincess commented on this recipe

    Very tasty, made this twice in the slow cooker along with the Jackets stuffed with Leeks and Boursin and the Thyme glazed carrots and peas. Good old winter comfort food

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  • 10 October 2011

    IndiePrincess rated this recipe

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    28 October 2011

    Em rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    really tasty, also made in the slow cooker which turned out well. really good alternative to a winter sunday roast for 2 on a budget!

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  • 16 November 2011

    evelyn-r rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    If you're going out, leave this on a timer or in a slow cooker, and it's the perfect meal to come home to on a cold night.

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  • 28 November 2011

    Barbara Saunders rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Absolutely lovely dish, just make sure the stock is really flavoursome to add depth to the dish. I used a powdered stock which qasn't intense enough

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  • 30 January 2012

    Mrs D commented on this recipe

    Lovely dish. A real winner. Left for hours and tasted even better. Served with roasted carrots with honey and garden peas - delish!

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  • 01 March 2012

    KateAlexandraPriestley rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Did reduce the portion size because the mountain of onions looked daunting and the size of the beef might have been too much because I wanted to serve it with butternut squash, carrots and mashed potato. All in all was delicious and easy to make. I am quite a beginner and the youngest in the family but I did them proud! Couldn't find braised beef shins which was a shame but steaks worked well. Was lovely and tender! And the sauce/gravy was rich and full of flavour!

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  • 03 March 2012

    Beth rated this recipe

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  • 25 March 2012

    Emma rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Have made this several times and we love it.

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  • 24 April 2012

    lizleicester rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Cooked this in the slow cooker but found the end result disappointing. Needed to thicken the gravy and didn't think the flavour was up to much despite having good ingredients.

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  • 30 April 2012

    Sare1983 rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Didn't like the this much at all, was really disappointed because it sounds amazing. The flavour just wasn't there for me, maybe I did something wrong

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  • 26 June 2012

    frojoarthur commented on this recipe

    added a splash of red wine as well and used dark muscovado sugar instead. lovely recipe though

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  • 23 September 2012

    Kathy rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This was ok, but not that special really. Nice and easy to do and decent flavours but there are better recipes on here so I probably won't bother again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 2 hrs 15 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

  • 4 thick generous slices beef shin, about 700g/1lb 9oz
  • plain flour , for dusting
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 3 medium onions , halved and thinly sliced
  • 2 tsp caster sugar
  • 6 garlic cloves , sliced
  • 700ml beef stock (made with 2 cubes)
  • 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 large flat mushrooms , thickly sliced
  • chopped parsley , to serve
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Per serving

364 kcalories, protein 44g, carbohydrate 11g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 2g, sugar 8g, salt 1.03 g

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