Martyn Lee, Waitrose Executive Chef in Food Innovation, shares his take on a classic Mexican beef stew that’s perfect for the slow cooker and costs under £2 a portion when using store-cupboard ingredients you already have at home.
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Ingredients
2 tbsp Essential Butter
1 tbsp Vegetable oil
400g pack Essential British Diced Braising Steak
1 clove/s garlic, peeled then bashed
2 tbsp tomato purée
1 tbsp chilli flakes
1 tsp mixed dried herbs
2 Kallo Organic Very Low Salt Beef Stock Cubes
4 Essential Tortilla Wraps, each cut in ½, to serve
160g pack Essential Extra Mature Cheddar, grated, to serve
1 Essential Onion, finely sliced, to serve
2 Essential Tomatoes, chopped, to serve
Method
Put the butter and oil into a large frying pan,
add the steak and cook for 3-4 minutes until
browned. Add the garlic clove. Transfer to a
slow cooker.
To the frying pan, add the tomato purée,
chilli flakes, mixed herbs, stock cubes and
500ml water. Stir well to melt away any
cooking juices from the meat, then pour
over the meat.
Cover and cook in the slow cooker on low
for 8 hours, until the meat is tender. Remove
the meat and shred with 2 forks, adding some
of the cooking juices to loosen. Season to taste.
Reserve the rest of the juices for later.
Preheat the grill to high. Spread the tortilla
halves over 2 large baking sheets, then divide
the shredded meat between them, covering
½ the tortilla surface. Scatter with the grated
cheese and grill until just melted. Fold over to
enclose. Finish with a scattering of onion and
tomato, then serve with pots of hot, leftover
cooking juices for dipping.
Cook’s tip
If you don’t have a slow cooker, preheat the oven to 170ºC, gas mark 3 and cook in a large baking dish or casserole, covered with a lid, for 3 hours until tender. You can also make this ahead. The beef is ideal for freezing ahead. Cool and freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost, then gently simmer until piping hot.
Nutritional
Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe
Energy
2,615kJ/ 625kcals
Fat
32g
Saturated Fat
16g
Carbohydrates
44g
Sugars
8g
Fibre
5g
Protein
38g
Salt
2.4g
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