Slow Cooker Beef & Vegetables

Ingredients

• 700g beef - chuck, blade or casserole
• 2 tsp. olive oil
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 2 cups beef stock
• 6 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
• 3 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 red capsicum, sliced
• 2 onions, sliced
• 2 carrots cut into chunks
• 3 potatoes cut in to chunks
• 200g pumpkin, cut into chunks
• 2 tbsp. tomato paste
• 1 chorizo sausage, diced
• 1 tsp. each oregano/marjoram/ smoked paprika
• 3 tbsp. sun dried tomato strips

Method

1. 1Turn on your slow cooker.
2. 2In a pan on med heat, saute 1 tbsp. olive oil and onions and capsicum until softened, place into your slow cooker. In the same pan, heat remaining oil and brown meat until seared on all sides, add to slow cooker.
3. 3Now add to the slow cooker canned tomatoes, 2 cups stock, garlic, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, herbs and spices, sun dried tomato strips. Stir and place the lid on and cook on low heat.
4. 4Now in the previous pan, saute your dice chorizo, for 5 mins until browned and add to slow cooker. Cook for 4-6 hours depending what setting you put on.
5. 5Option to add an extra cup of water if needed.
6. 6Half way through cooking, add potato, carrot and pumpkin.
7. 7It will be ready when the potatoes are nice and soft.