Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 200 g smoked bacon lardons
  • 450 g stewing steak
  • 1 onion (finely diced)
  • 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
  • 200 g mushrooms (quartered)
  • 2 large carrots (sliced into batons)
  • 75 ml red wine
  • 75 ml beef stock
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp rosemary
  • 1 tsp basil
  • 1 tsp parsley
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 tsp cornflour (optional)

Instruction

  • Put the bacon lardons in a saucepan and cook until browned. Empty them into the bottom of the slow cooker then brown the beef in the same pan.
  • Empty the beef into the slow cooker and add all the other ingredients.
  • Cook on low for 7-8 hours.
  • Dissolve the cornflour in about a tablespoon of cold water. Stir it into the stew if you want to thicken it.
  • Serve with baked or mashed potato or crusty bread.