Beef Meat Stew

hello my lovely peeps!

I thought winter was gone, like most of us did. But winter hit us yet again. The grass outside my window is once again white and the spring jacket has once again been shoved into the back of my closet and my winter jacket is currently hanging on a prime spot.

What’s better than a warm and hearty Meat stew as the winter has decided to make reappearance into our lives. My lovely grandma inspires this recipe, she used to make the best meat stew when I was growing up, and what’s better during this cold and prolonged winter than a traditional family stew to keep us warm.

Ingredients 

2.5 pounds /1 kg boneless meat chunks

2 yellow onions

4 carrots

1 garlic clove

1 Rosemary branch

2Cloves

10 whole allspice seeds

3 bay leaves

1 cup/ 2,5 dl good quality red wine

4.2 cups/ 10 dl beef stock

Salt

Pepper

Butter

1 Tbsp. Flour

INSTRUCTIONS

• Peel and chop onions in large chunks. Peel garlic and cut it into small pieces. Peel carrots and cut into one- inch chunks on a diagonal.
• Brown meat in butter in a pan.
• In a cast iron pan, melt 1 table spoon of butter, add onion and garlic let cook for 5 minutes or until soften and golden. Add the carrots and stir.
• Add the meat and powder with 1 tbsp. of flour. Give it a good stir.
• Add the wine and let cook for 3-5 minutes on low heat.
• Add the meat stock and spices and rosemary.
• Cover with a lid and let cook on a low heat for 1-3 hours or until the meat is tender. Stir occasionally.
• Taste with salt and pepper
• Serve directly from the pot with boiled potatoes and pickled beets.

Love  

Charlie xx 

Meatloaf with oven baked tomatoes

Until this summer I had never eaten meatloaf (!) and I grew up in cattle country  (shame on me). So I decided to try to make one myself, and what i had missed out on. It fast became one of my favorite dishes. Its easy to make. Its filling and really tasty. so here you go, my recipe of an incredible meatloaf.

4 portions

500g / 17, 6 ounces minced meat

½ dl / 0.2 cups of breadcrumbs

2 dl / 0,8 cups milk or cream

1 small yellow onion

1 tbsp. butter

1 egg

1 -1 ½ tsp. salt

Pepper according to taste

bay leafs

4 big tomatoes

1 red onion

1. heat the oven to 175 C / F
2. let the breadcrumbs swell in the milk for about 10 minutes, in a big bowl.
3. Peel and finely chop the onion.fry in butter  in a saucepan until it has got some color. Put it to the side and let it cool down.
4. Mix the minced meat together with the breadcrumb mixture, egg, onion, salt and pepper. Work it well.
5. Form the minced meat to a oblong loaf. Cover with bay leafs and place it in a greased oven dish.
6. Cut the tomatoes in half and place around the meatloaf.
7. Peel and slice the onion.
8. Garnish the tomato half’s with the onion, salt and pepper.
9. Place in the oven for 45-60 minutes.
10. Serve the meatloaf with the tomatoes, and cooked or mashed potatoes

Love 

Charlie xx