Winter warmer

Beef and Guinness Stew

What you need

500g Gravy beef or other stewing beef diced to 3cm chunks
2 carrots peels and chopped in 1cm slices
1 large brown onion diced
2 celery sticks chopped
2 rashes of bacon diced
2 bay leafs
1 can of Guinness (or ale of choice)
2 tablesppons tomato paste
2 tablespoons flour
400 mil chicken stock
Salt and pepper

What you need to do

Place all chopped ingredients in a chassure or heavy based casserole dish, add bay leaf, salt pepper and can of Guinness.  

Combine tomato paste and flour, mix in chicken stock and add to casserole.  

Place lid on and cook in 130 degree oven (or on top of wood fire box) cook 3 hours.  Check and stir each hour.  To thicken remove lid and cook further 30 mins.  Enjoy

Fresh Tuna with Spaghetti

Tuna with spaghetti and rocket

What you need

Fresh tuna steaks seasoned with salt and pepper
200g spaghetti
Fresh rocket finely chopped
2 tablespoons capers
Pinch dried chilli flakes
Grated lemon rind of 1 lemon
Lemon juice
Olive oil

What you need to do

Cook pasted in boiling  water to packet instructions.  Brush tuna with olive and sear in hot fry pan to your liking. Heat olive oil in small pan, add capers and chilli flakes cook until capers are crisp. When pasta is cooked, drain, return to pan and add rocket, capers and chilli mix, grated lemon rind and a little olive oil. Serve rocket pasta on plates, top with tuna steak, cracked pepper and lemon wedges. Enjoy