Dinner

Slow Cooker Beef Stew

A proper British beef stew — braised beef chuck, carrots, celery and pearl barley in a rich gravy. Throw it together in the morning, come home to dinner.

Standardhigh_proteinmeal_prep
571
kcal
36g
Protein
38g
Carbs
28g
Fat
£2.11
Per Serving
⏱ Prep: 15 min 🍳 Cook: 480 min 🍽 Serves 4
🛒 Ingredients
IngredientAmountCalories
Beef Chuck 600g 1500 kcal
Onions 2 medium 72 kcal
Carrots 3 medium 105 kcal
Celery 3 stalks 25.5 kcal
Pearl Barley 100g 352 kcal
Tomato Puree 3 tbsp 49.2 kcal
Chicken Stock 400ml 60 kcal
Worcestershire Sauce 1 tbsp 11.7 kcal
Bay Leaves 2 leaves 7 kcal
Plain Flour 2 tbsp 102.3 kcal
👨‍🍳 Method
  1. 11. Cut beef chuck into 4cm chunks; season with salt and pepper.\n2. Place beef in the slow cooker with sliced onions, carrots and celery.\n3. Add tomato puree, red wine (if using), beef stock, Worcestershire sauce and bay leaves.\n4. Stir in pearl barley.\n5. Cook on LOW for 8 hours or HIGH for 4 hours until beef is tender.\n6. Adjust seasoning; serve with mashed potatoes or crusty bread.

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