British Food Fortnight - Beef and Vegetables in Mustard Sauce

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Beef and Vegetables in Mustard Sauce

Recipe from World Cancer Research Fund: www.wcrf-uk.org

Ingredients (serves 4)

4 medium potatoes, washed and cut into large chunks
1 medium or large onion quartered
1tsp tarragon
1 large carrot, thickly sliced
700ml (1 1/4 pts) beef stock or home made stock
350g (3/4 lb) very lean beef (sirloin or topside)
350g (3/4lb) of fresh cauliflower
150ml (5oz) evaporated skimmed milk
1 1/2 tbsp coarse-grained mustard

Method

Place potatoes, onion, tarragon, carrot and stock in a large pot.
Simmer gently for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, trim all exterior fat off meat and cut across the grain into thin slices.
When five minutes of cooking time remains for the vegetables, add beef and cauliflower.
When two to three minutes of cooking time remains, stir in evaporated milk and mustard.

Calories per serving: 324
Fat per serving: 7g

The instructions above are for cooking meat medium to rare. If you prefer your meat well done, then add the meat two to three minutes earlier.

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