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Beef Stew

A lovely winter warmer - beef stew with vegetables, pearl barley and lentils

Ingredients (feeds four)

• 350g stewing steak
• 300g onions
• 2 peppers
• 1 carrot
• 1 clove of garlic
• 100g Puy lentils (they cost twice as much as normal lentils but taste a lot nicer - please try)
• 100g pearl barley
• 1 glass of red wine
• 750 ml water
• 1 beef stock cube
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• Worcester Sauce
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon Sambal Oelek (Hot Chilli paste)

Preparation

Beef Stew
	Here are our ingredients for four. Chop the onions (see here) and the peppers (see here)
	Peel and cut the carrot (first longitudinal through the middle and then into slices)
	Now we marinate the beef with some Worcester Sauce ...
	... and a clove or garlic.
	Add some salt and pepper and let sit for half an hour.
	Fry the chopped onion in olive oil ...
	... and add the beef once the onions start to change colour.
	When the beef is brown, add the peppers and fry together for another couple of minutes.
	Then add your glass of wine and 750 ml of water.
	This is what is known in gastronomic circles as a beef stock cube :-) - I love the African expression "corrige maman" (freely translated as "correct your mum's cooking") for it - and that's what we will add here unless you had 750 ml of beef stock instead of the water...
	Now it's time to add the dried spices (salt, pepper, paprika, oregano) ...
	... and the carrot.
	Now we add the pearl barley,
	the lentils ...
	... and a teaspoon of Sambal Oelek (hot chilli) if you want a bit of spicyness in your stew - you can leave that out if you'd rather not have it spicy. Put a lid on the saucepan and let the stew stew for two hours (or until the beef is tender). Do stir occasionally - you shouldn't have to add water but if it all gets soaked up by the barley and the lentils, please add some.
	Here served with "Spaetzle".

Best with ...

homemade pasta or rice or potatoes or Spaetzle - accompanied by a green salad.

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Comments:

7	A comment about NOT using Stewing steak would help this excellent recipe. Braising steak or brisket (unrolled) produces even better results. Stewing steak can be awful even though its's (slightly) cheaper)
10	Very nice!!!
10	Simplicity itself. How can anyone go wrong with such detailing.
7	Excellent tasty dish & easy to prepare.
10	Fab, accurate instructions.....to the novice the pics really help.
4	Flavour okay,but 2hrs cooking time was too long
10	OMMMGZZZ11 DIS RESSIPPEEE WOZ WEELLL GUD! DA BEZTEST EVAARRR!
10	sounds lovely but i'll add and take out ingrediants i don't wish to add or do wish to add thanks
10	Looking at the comments this dish looks yummy! My mum is cooking it, hopefully it is. :)
2	no time for cooking, surly one of the most important things!NULL
10	easy 2 make but put off a bit on last picture !!!!! scrumptios
10	was put off by last picture!!!
10	i stirred this little gem with the side of my chopper and the chilli burnt my japs eye,top marks mate.
10	mmmmmmmmm very tasty but next time I make it Im leaving the lentils out because my partner will leave me if I ever fart ike that again !!!!
10	it looks very tasty I´m making it today mmmmmm!!! grazie
9	it's very tasty i did not like the last picture but thought i would give it a go glad i did as it was spot on
9	looks pretty easy to follow, going to cook it tonight !
10	beautifully designed page. so easy to follow. thank you.
10	the best c
10	Brilliant so easy to follow
10	gona try.be on your head.looks great bar last pic.will be back
10	this will help me alot.thank's so much for the site.
9	tastes delicious! I would recommend adding dumplings, 1 more stock cube, celery, runner beans, broccoli, more wine, more water and cooking for an extra 40 mins and loads of pepper and any other seasoning you fancy.
6	what time do add barley and hoaw long do you cook
8	nice stew. tried the sambal.not sure that it really fits in with the recipe. otherwise tasty and easy to make
10	10 A very thorough article on how to make stew. This recipe is delicious and the spaetzle is excellent.
10	it is bad for kids to follow
10	Superb Beef Stew. You are a legend. Please post recipes for lasagne, Chill and the most important thing of all.....CURRYS
8	spaetzle looks yuk!apart from that great info
10	the best ever thank you.
3	sounds really nice until i saw the last picture really put me off trying it.
2	the bottom pic looks horible
10	looks yummy, will def try it soon. Thanks.
10	more RECIPES pLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. eXELENTO
10	more recipes please love this stuff xxx
2	Yuck beef with lentils and pearley beans. Oh my god. Yuck Yuck Yuck.
5	mmm interesting
10	Excellent
8	excellent and easy to follow
10	fantastic
2	Yikes!
5	i tried it without the beef,as im vegetarian,and found it two dimensional.will add mango chutney next time to give it a lift
10	where did you get the beef stock cubes ? are they 'real' or are they the same as commercial msg garbage..
10	tasty!!!
10	Very tasty- made it with dumplings on top (finished it off in the oven)
10	I tried it without the spices and with some potatoes.It was lovely and I am cooking some now.
10	Very tasty, adding potatoes is a good option
7	It was good but when i tried to print it there were alot of boxes and it was quite hard to read. However other than that it was very good and easy to read.
6	I don't think it's a good idea to add all of your spices at once like that. It is best to taste as you go, and add the amount it takes to get to the optimal flavor. Not every stew will be exactly the same, so taste as you go!
9	looks gorgeous im going to try it tonight : ) with some dumplings