Italian beef & pepper stew

Name: Italian beef & pepper stew
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400g diced beef (for stewing); 2 mixed peppers; 150g brown onions; 2 cloves garlic; 1 × 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 1 cube stock cubes; 1 tsp (3g) dried mixed herbs; 400g white potatoes; to serve sliced wholemeal bread

Italian130 mins£1.57 a portionFreezes well

Ingredients

Serves 4

Diced beef (for stewing)400g
Mixed peppers2
Brown onions150g
Garlic2 cloves
Chopped tomatoes1 × 400g tin
Stock cubes1 cube
Dried mixed herbsstore cupboard1 tsp (3g)
White potatoes400g
Sliced wholemeal breadto serve

Plus salt and pepper. About £6.30 for the amounts used.

Method

1
Brown 400g diced beef in a little oil in a large pan, then remove.
2
Fry 1 sliced onion and 2 sliced peppers for 6 minutes. Add 2 crushed garlic cloves and 1 tsp mixed herbs for 1 minute.
3
Return the beef with 1 tin chopped tomatoes and 1 stock cube dissolved in 400ml boiling water. Cover and simmer gently for 1½ hours, then add 400g potatoes in chunks and cook for 25 minutes more.
4
Season and serve with bread from the loaf.

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