Beef Stew with Swede Soup

Congratulation to my friend, Miss S, and me!! We made it. The carol services were good and brilliant :D :D :D It was a very busy week. We needed to practice more and longer to make sure every song is right.

I was so excited before on stage. I was not sure what’s wrong with me?!?! And the choir was so good. We did have a good performance.

 

Recipe: Serve 3~4 people

Steps of Beef Stew with Swede Soup

(1) Dip dice beef with some plain flour. Fry it until it turns brown. Then, set aside.

(2) Use the same pan. Fry onion for around 3 minutes and add carrot and swede in. Cover the lid and fry for another 5 minutes.

 

(3) Add beef back. Add water, beef stock, tomato puree, dry basil. Bring to boil, and then switch the heat off.

(4) Pour the beef stew into slow cooker. Switch to small for around 2 ~3 hours until beef turns tender.

 

Swede makes the soup’s flavor better. I cooked this soup one day before we enjoy it, it was very late. But, we all wanted to open the lid and tasted it immediately. Before the X’Mas feast, try this light soup with all goodness. Enjoy it.

 

Tomato Stew Beef

The weather in the UK backs to normal, around 10 degree C recently. It is nice. Not so cold as long as it is not so windy. X’Mas is coming soon that my friend and I were discussing what kind of X’Mas movies we should watch together? I have no ideas what she talked about, like “Miracle on 34th Street” or “It's a Wonderful Life”. For me, X’mas movies are like “Home alone” or “The Holiday”. HAHA… It is a huge difference. I have no ideas what those movies are. And I don’t think they are broadcasted in Taiwan. But, I will definitely watch those classic movies in the UK to experience the real X’MAS.

Recipe: Serve for 3~4 people
 

Steps of Tomato Stew Beef

(1) Prepare a saucepan. Add some oil in. Switch the medium heat on. Add the beef in. Fried the beef until the surfaces turn golden. Then, pour the beef into a bowl. Set aside.

(2) Add the chopped onion and carrots into the pan. Cook around 5 minutes until it turns soft

(3) Add the quartered tomatoes into the pan. Stir it with onion and carrots. Boil it until tomato start to juice.

(4) Use a kitchen blender to blend all ingredients

(5) Add 2 table spoons of tomato puree, 1 dried basil and beef into the tomato sauce. Bring it to boil. Then, switch off the heat.
(6) Pour tomato stew beef to slow cooker. Turn it to the low heat and cook around 3 hours until beef turns tender. Then, season with salt if it is necessary.

 

I like tomato stew beef that I never tried this before. This is my first time to cook this. It is very delicious that my friend and I want more after we ate out all. Will definitely cook this again. Eat with pasta, rice, or bread. Or, any way you like. Enjoy it.

Hungarian Beef Goulash

Recently, the weather in the UK is really weird. It is not very cold, like having single digit only. The average temperature is around 11 degree C, but it is very windy. So, you feel colder than it is shown. In such kind of weather, hot meal is your comfort food, like Hungarian Beef Goulash

Few years ago, I have eaten Hungarian Beef Goulash in a restaurant. I can’t forget the taste of Hungarian Beef Goulash. I like the spice flavor a lot. Paprika is mad by red pepper. The weird thing is I don’t like red pepper, but I like paprika.

Recipe: Serve 3~4 people

 

 

Steps of Hungarian Beef Goulash
(1) Prepare a saucepan. Add some oil in. Switch the medium heat on. Add the beef in. Fried the beef until the surfaces turn golden. Then, pour the beef into a bowl. Set aside.

(2) Use the same pan to fry chopped carrot and onion around 5 minutes. Add some oil if needed.
(3) Add beef back to the pan. Add water and beef stock in the pan. Bring it to boil.

(4) Add paprika and tomato purée. Incorporate all ingredients well. Boil it around 5 minutes. And then switch the heat off.

(5) Pour Hungarian Beef Goulash to slow cooker. Turn it to the low heat and cook around 3 hours until beef turns tender.

(6) Season with salt if it is necessary.

Slow cooker is definitely your good friend in the kitchen. In Taiwan, my mom or my aunts do all stew every meal or soup on the stove. But, actually it is easier and more convenient to cook in the slow cooker. Like Hungarian Beef Goulash or Beef Stroganof, I add everything into slow cooker, then I go and do things. Sometime, I even go to work out in the gym. So, when I come back, there is a very yum and hot meal waiting for me. Come come… it is winter now that we need such HOT food to keep warm. Enjoy it.

Beef Stroganof

When having a walk this afternoon, my friend asked me what I would like to choose to eat at restaurants. I think beef is one of my choices. Because I have anemia, my doctor suggests me to watch out my eating habits and should eat more red meat. Beef has very high protein and is a great source of heme iron. I like to cook different kinds of beef stew. Though it takes hours, beef is so tender and delicious. And you can cook a lot once, and then save it in the fridge. Eat any time when you want it. It is very convenient, isn’t it?

Recipe: Serve 4 people

 

 

Steps of Beef Stroganof

(1) Prepare a saucepan. Add some oil in. Switch the medium heat on. Add the beef in. Fried the beef until the surfaces turn golden. Then, pour the beef into a bowl. Set aside.

(2) Use the same pan to fry onion and mushroom for around 5 minutes. Add some oil if needed.

(3) Add beef back to the pan. Add water and beef stock in the pan. Bring it to boil.

(4) Add mustard sauce, tomato purée, and chopped rosemary. Incorporate all ingredients well. Boil it around 5 minutes. And then switch the heat off.

(5) Pour Beef Stroganof to slow cooker. Turn it to the low heat and cook around 3 hours until beef turns tender. Add Crème Fraîche into the slower cooker 30 minutes before it is ready.

(6) Season with salt if it is necessary.

The weather is getting colder and colder that we definitely need more hot food to eat. The tender beef and mushroom with creamy sauce is perfect for you in the cold weather. Beef Stoganof is suitable for pasta, rice, or bread. Keep warm and eat more comfort food.