How to slow cook meat
By cooking meat slowly with no added fat, it will become very tender - almost melt-in-the-mouth - and can be cut with a fork.
176 K 4.3/5 (32 reviews)
4 hours 45 min.
Easy
1 kg
9 IngredientsLast modified on: November 6th 2011
1 kg beef
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1 
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2 leaves 
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500 ml red wine
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 45 min.
Cooking: 4 hours
All in all: 4 hours 45 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 25 min.
Prepare 1 carrot and cut into small pieces.
Prepare and chop 1 shallot.
Crush 1 garlic clove with the blade of a knife.
Prepare and chop 1 shallot.
Crush 1 garlic clove with the blade of a knife.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F).
Give the meat the most basic of preparations: there is no need to try and remove all the skin or other bits, as these will be much easier to remove after cooking.
Salt and pepper on each side.
Give the meat the most basic of preparations: there is no need to try and remove all the skin or other bits, as these will be much easier to remove after cooking.
Salt and pepper on each side.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Put the meat into a roasting bag. Add the carrot, shallot, garlic, sage and bay leaf.
Stage 4 - 4 hours
Pour 500 ml red wine into the bag, seal it and place in an ovenproof dish.
Cook in the oven for 4 hours (or longer).
Cook in the oven for 4 hours (or longer).
Stage 5 - 10 min.
When the time is up, take the meat out of the bag and finish removing any skin or bones left. You will see that these can be pulled off quite easily now.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Break the meat up into pieces the size that you want.
Stage 7
You can keep the cooking juices, strain and reduce them to make a tasty sauce.
Remarks
If you do not have a roasting bag, you can use a casserole dish or stew-pot with a lid.
For the meat, choose a cheap cut, like braising steak (chuck or blade) or shoulder.
For the meat, choose a cheap cut, like braising steak (chuck or blade) or shoulder.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge in a sealed container.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 170 RDI=70 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 200 RDI=30 % | 3,000 RDI=150 % | 12,560 RDI: 150 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=4 % | 1 RDI=0 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 170 RDI=9 % | 730 RDI: 9 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 kg : 11.40 €
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Beef
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Red wine
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Sage
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Bayleaf
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