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Fruity Beef Stew




Source of Recipe


Australian Beef Recipe booklet






Recipe Introduction


serves 4
preperation time 10 minutes (sic)
cooking time 1 1/2 hours

serve with rice or rissoni. Scatter with slivered almonds if desired





List of Ingredients



• 500g casserole beef (2cm dice) - I sometimes use roo
  
• 1 brown onion, peeled and diced
  
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  
• 3 cups (700ml) chicken stock liquid
  
• 100g dried apricots
  
• 100g pitted prunes
  
• 2 tbs olive oil
  






Instructions



1. Coat beef in cinnamon and half the oil. Brown in heated casserole pot over medium to high heat in 2 batches. Set aside.
   
2. Cook onion is remaining oil until transparent. Return meat to pot adding stock, cover and bring to boil.
   
3. Reduce heat to low and simmer covered 1 1/4 hours stirring occaisionally. Add plums and apricots and cook a further 15 minutes.
   
4. (alternatively place in preheated 160C oven for 1 hour 10 minutes. Then add in dried fruit and heat a further 5 min.