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I made this recipe out of a combo of one I found online and Jamie Oliver's Beef and Ale Stew (which wasn't meant for a slow cooker), and it came out brilliantly on the first attempt. Just cook it (even if you're not a massive beef fan), I guarantee you won't be disappointed :-) Serves: 4
 Ingredients
- 500g braising beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 sticks celery, roughly chopped
- 2 carrots, sliced lengthways and roughly chopped
- 500ml bottle of good ale (I used Speckled Hen)
- 200ml hot beef stock
- 2 tablespoons tomato puree
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons wholegrain mustard
- sea salt and freshly ground pepper to season
PreparationChop up the beef into 3cm cubes and trim off any fat, chuck it into a hot pan and brown it in a little olive oil, then set aside. Add a little more oil, then fry the onion, carrot and celery until browned, then add the meat back in, the flour, mustard, tomato puree and sugar. Give it all a good swish round so the meat is nicely covered, then add the bottle of ale and beef stock. Season generously with salt and pepper. Depending on the thickness of the sauce you might want to simmer it a little to thicken it up, it won't get a lot thicker whilst slow cooking. Throw it all in the slow cooker, then cook on medium for 6-7 hours. NotesI haven't tried it yet, but you can probably tweak this by adding white/button mushrooms, or various types of root veg into the pan. Serve with mash potato, a good bottle of Rioja or a glass of Speckled Hen ;-)
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