I made the vegetarian version the other day. My suggestion is to add a splash of wine to the pan after sauteeing the veg and also torn basil leaves a few mins before the sauce is done. Delicious!

I made this tonight for dinner and it was gorgeous! I changed it a bit, because I don't like olives, added extra garlic and a carrot, some extra chilli and dried herbs, also didn't have rosemary so I used basil. So I sort of changed it a fair bit really! but it was lovely and I will be doing it again for sure! putting it in the oven for a while is good advice, I wasn;t going to but I tasted it out of the pot and the meat was a bit tough and the sauce a bit watery like others have said. After an hour in the oven it was really good though!

I replaced the olives with courgette and I cooked it all in the slow cooker (browned the beef and onions first).

Served with a crispy jacket potato and butternut squash

Absolutely delicious! Will definitely be making again and again...

Made this today and Im no chef. In fact Im male, and useless in the kitchen, lets clear that up first. But Im learning :-)

Wish Id read the comments earlier, as indeed its very thin sauce wise, but I put some extra pancetta tomato in and reduced it and it is delicious :-)

Not enough for four though, but fed two of us and will have a small bit left for lunch tomorrow. Very nice and healthy, great with mash

Tasteless, boring, would not make again!

Tasteless and boring, would not cook this recipe again.

Really easy recipe, really tasty.

Scrummy!
I coated the beef in seasoned flower before browning with the onions then added a hefty splash of red wine. I then added the rest of the ingredients plus a jelly stock cube.
I left it in the oven at 160 for an hour then 30 minutes with the oven turned off. Served it with shallot & garlic cous cous and it was gorgeous!
Deffo making again!

Wife and i both liked this. I cooked it for 20mins longer, used dried rosemary, no olives (sadly). Served it with mustard mash (dijon) which tasted great. Meat was a little tough so will sort this next time.

I am going try this at weekend going to cook Saturday and warm in the slow cooker Sunday. Has anyone popped chick peas in ?

Definitely not enough to feed 4 hungry bellies, so I added an extra half of all ingredients the 2nd time I cooked it. Used rump steak, perfect for a nice quick stew as it goes tender quite quickly. Also, around 30mins on med-rapid simmer is best for a good reduced sauce! Served with sweet potato mash = über healthy!

Lovely recipe! Added beef stock. peas and carrots and served it with new potatoes :) Left it in the oven for 45 mins. Healthy and happy meal!

I thought this was 'ok'. Admittedly I accidentally added too much corn flour in an attempt to reduce/thicken the sauce and it came out a bit sludgy. It tasted ok but not enough for me to make it again.

Easy and quick. I added extra garlic and some dried Italian herbs. A tasty recipe the all the family liked.

I added two tins of tomatoes but sauce was still on the watery side. Next time I will put in the oven as suggested by others. I added carrots and celery. It was nice and I will make this again as all the family enjoyed it.

So easy, it's a favourite in my family.

This was great. I followed advice and added some pesto (I had some to use up) at the end which added to the flavour. Can easily add any vegetables to this as well. I served with bread to mop up all the juices as it was a little watery but tasted fab still. I made the full amount for just us 2, it wasnt loads but a decent amount.

It says at the top of the page that it serves 4.

This was very tasty but I cooked for longer to let the sauce reduce and just added a splash of water. After reading all other comments I would add paprika and a stock cube next time and chuck in any other veg I have. I served with new potatoes and asparagus. Yum!

I added a few mushrooms and half a glass of red wine and served with garlic bread. A lovely lighter version of rich heavy winter stew - perfect for summer.