Slow-cooked cinnamon beef

Slow-cooked cinnamon beef

Get thrifty with a slow-cooker and you can make cheaper cuts of meat into a flavoursome meal for a crowd

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 30 minutes plus 4½ hours

Method

  1. Put the beef in the slow cooker and tuck the vegetables around the edge. Sprinkle in the spices, season and pour over the wine and boiling stock.
  2. Put the lid on and cook for 41/2 hours on maximum, following the instructions for your slow cooker.

Per serving

600 kcalories, protein 54.4g, carbohydrate 6.9g, fat 38.6 g, saturated fat 16.4g, fibre 1.4g, salt 1.4 g

Recipe from olive magazine, November 2008.

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  • 29 December 2008

    chocolatemonkeybear rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Very easy but I used colcannon mash and lots of wine to boost the flavour

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  • 30 January 2009

    inspiration rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    added extra wine plus more carrots than in recipie & parsnips. spices gave it nice twist

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  • 05 April 2009

    chris rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    The beef was suprisingly tender and nicely spiced.My first go at sunday lunch in the slow cooker- definately will make this again. 5/5

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  • 14 April 2009

    maceylayla rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    quick and easy loved it, added mushrooms, also had leftover beef in a sandwich mmm lovely!

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  • 25 June 2009

    Melanie Day commented on this recipe

    Made this in my slow cooker, was really easy to do and the meat was tender and tasty.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 30 minutes plus 4½ hours

Ingredients

  • 1½kg pot-roast (topside) beef
  • 8 shallots
  • 3 carrots , halved
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds , lightly crushed
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
  • 1 glass red wine
  • 1l beef stock , boiling
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Per serving

600 kcalories, protein 54.4g, carbohydrate 6.9g, fat 38.6 g, saturated fat 16.4g, fibre 1.4g, salt 1.4 g

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