Winter is well on its way so this hearty winter dish makes for the perfect family friendly recipe. Full of flavour and ideal for warming on a cold winter’s night, this dish goes perfectly teamed with a glass of red.
Serves 4
What You’ll Need:
- 800g Organic Beef Skirt or Braising Beef
- Salt and Pepper
- 1 tbs Plain Organic Flour
- 4 tbs Groundnut Oil
- 2 Large Organic Carrots, peeled and quartered
- 1 White Organic Onion, quartered
- 250ml Dry Red Wine
- 2 Organic Oranges, peel and the juices
- 1 Fresh Bay Leaf
- 6 Whole Black Peppercorns
- 15g Demerara Sugar
- 400ml Beef Stock
What To Do:
- Pre heat the oven to 160c/325f/gas3
- Cut beef into large chunks
- Season each piece of beef with salt and pepper and colour all over
- Add a knob of butter and add the carrots, onions and cook until nice and brown
- Stir in the flour until golden brown, add the orange juice and bring to boil
- Add the red wine and the peel of 2 oranges, thyme, rosemary, bay leaf, peppercorns and sugar and bring to the boil.
- Reduce by 2/3 and add the stock
- Bring to simmer, cover with a lid and cook in the oven for an hour on 170degrees Celsius
- Remove the lid, spoon 4-6 of the dumpling mix (method below) on top place lid back on and place back in oven for another hour
- Remove the lid in the last 10 minutes of cooking
Horseradish Dumplings:
What You’ll Need:
- 200ml Organic Milk
- 80g Organic Butter
- 5g Grated Horseradish
- 90g Semolina
- 1 Medium Organic Egg
- Salt and Pepper
What To Do:
- Bring milk, horseradish and butter to the boil
- Stir in the semolina and cook until thick
- Beat until cool then add the egg and season with salt and pepper
- Scoop onto cooking beef 1hr before
Monica Galetti has created a range of seasonal recipes for the Organic. Naturally Different campaign which demonstrate the benefits of buying organic products for the savvy shopper. For more information, visit: www.facebook.com/organicuk