Description
Looking for the best slow cooker braised beef ideas? This one is quick, easy, and so flavorful! Whether you’re after a simple dinner or healthy comfort food, this dish fits the bill. Great for family meals, dinner parties, or a relaxed Sunday supper. Save this easy slow cooker recipe for your next cozy night in!
Ingredients
Scale
- 500g chuck beef, cut into chunks
- 2 large onions, cut into wedges
- 250g chestnut mushrooms, halved or quartered
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 300ml beef stock
- 2 tsp cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp cold water
Instructions
- Slice the onions and prepare the mushrooms.
- Place onions at the bottom of the slow cooker and layer with mushrooms and beef chunks.
- Mix Worcestershire sauce, tomato purée, garlic, and beef stock. Pour over meat and vegetables.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours until beef is tender.
- 15 minutes before serving, stir in the cornflour slurry and cook uncovered to thicken the sauce.
- Stir gently and serve hot with your choice of side.
Notes
- Optional: Brown the beef before slow cooking for deeper flavor.
- Add a splash of red wine for richness.
- Button mushrooms can be used instead of chestnut mushrooms.
- This dish freezes well for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 8 hrs
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 45g
- Cholesterol: 105mg