Ingredients
- 900g (2lb) beef shin, cut into cubes
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 1 tsp Chinese five spice powder
- 1 tsp ground pepper
- 2 lemongrass stalks, finely chopped
- 3 large garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp palm sugar (or dark brown sugar)
- 4 banana shallots, peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 green chillies, finely chopped
- 4 large tomatoes, chopped
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 4 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 star anise
- 2 kaffir lime leaves
- 625ml | 2 1/2 cups hot beef stock
- 450g | 1lb butternut squash, peeled and cubed
- 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
- Basil leaves, chopped to garnish
Steps
- Combine the beef, flour, spice, pepper, lemongrass, garlic, soy sauce and sugar in a bowl and mix well. Leave to marinate for an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 160C (325F) and have all your vegetables prepared.
- Put the oil in the casserole and heat over medium high heat. Once the oil is hot, lower the temperature to medium-low and brown the beef cubes.
- Add the shallots and chillies and fry for a couple of minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, carrots, cinnamon stick, star anise, kaffir lime leaves and stock and bring slowly to a rolling simmer.
- Cover the casserole and transfer to the oven. Cook for an hour then add the butternut squash (be careful the pot will be very hot) and give the stew a stir.
- Return to the oven and cook for a further 45 minutes to 1 hour until meat is very tender.
- Add some chopped basil leaves, check the seasoning and serve with crusty bread.
Notes
- Notes: You can make this in any lidded casserole (Dutch oven) and it can be left to slowly simmer on the stove for 2 hours.
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