Ingredients

  • 5-6 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1.5 kg stewing beef
  • 1 None onion, diced
  • 3 None mixed peppers, deseeded and diced
  • 750 g button mushrooms, halved
  • 2 None bay leaves
  • 1 tbsp dried parsley
  • 4 tbsp tomato puree
  • 3-4 tbsp plain flour
  • 1-2 tbsp Tabasco
  • 3-3.5 litres vegetable stock
  • Pinch None caster sugar
  • 500 g waxy potatoes, peeled and diced
  • None None Parsley, to garnish

Method

  • Heat oil in a large saucepan, add meat in batches and sear, turning, for 3-5 mins. Season then remove from pan. Add onion, peppers, mushrooms, bay leaves, and dried parsley and cook for 8-10 mins, stirring. Return meat to pan and add tomato paste. Add flour and cook for 2-3 mins. Season and add hot sauce. Add stock, sugar and potatoes, cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour 45 mins. Serve sprinkled with fresh parsley.