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How to slow cook meat

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.
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duree4 hours 45 min. difficultéEasy prix11.40 € pour combien1 kg ingredients9 Ingredients
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Last modified on: November 6th 2011
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 45 min.
Cooking: 4 hours
All in all: 4 hours 45 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 25 min.
How to slow cook meat : Stage 1
Prepare 1 carrot and cut into small pieces.

Prepare and chop 1 shallot.

Crush 1 garlic clove with the blade of a knife.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 2 min.
How to slow cook meat : Stage 2
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.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 3 min.
How to slow cook meat : Stage 3
Put the meat into a roasting bag. Add the carrot, shallot, garlic, sage and bay leaf.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 4 hours
How to slow cook meat : Stage 4
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).
Stage 5 - ⌛ 10 min.
How to slow cook meat : Stage 5
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.
How to slow cook meat : Stage 6
Break the meat up into pieces the size that you want.
Stage 7
How to slow cook meat : 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.
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 recipe170 RDI=70 %20 RDI=2 %200 RDI=30 %3,000 RDI=150 %12,560 RDI: 150 %
Per 100 g10 RDI=4 %1 RDI=0 %10 RDI=2 %170 RDI=9 %730 RDI: 9 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites
How much will it cost?
  • For 1 kg : 11.40 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Beef
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Red wine
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Bayleaf
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Sage
Sage

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