ELLI LUCA

INGREDIENTS   1 kilo diced beef 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon butter 1 1/2 cups beef stock (or stock cubes reconstituted) 1 large carrot diced,  1 tomato roughly chopped,  1 zucchini diced,  1 potato diced,  2 stalks celery diced,  1 cup pumpkin diced,  1 cup red wine 2 onions diced,  4 cloves garlic thinly sliced Few sprigs thyme chopped thyme,  Few sprigs Rosemary ,  1/4 teaspoon paprika,  1/4 black pepper, 1/4  chili salt,  1/4 celery salt,  2 tablespoons Worcester sauce METHOD Brown off meat in small batches and place straight into slow cooker. While doing so, I dice up all vegetables roughly and thrown them straight into slow cooker with exception of onion and garlic. When fished browning meat I add onions and garlic to the pan and cook till slightly caramelized.  Scrape straight into slow cooker. Deglaze pan with red wine and then pour straight in to slow cooker. Add ...

They turned out even better than the normal version. Slow cooker worked a treat. Variation of previous recipe, now with beef and slow cooked. INGREDIENTS 1 Shallot finely diced 1 Tbs Hot sauce Pinch Smoked Salt 2 Cloves of Garlic Crushed 2 Cans Cola 3 Tbs Worcestershire Sauce 1 Tsp Cayenne Pepper 1/2 Cup tomato sauce 1 Jar apricot jam (small) 2 Tbs Apple Cider Vinegar Dash liquid Smoke Pepper to taste About 8 - 10 large beef ribs * tablespoon olive oil * You can use however many you want really. There is tons of sauce left over.  METHOD Brown off ribs in a hot pan with some olive oil. While you are browning the ribs, combine all the other ingredients in the slow cooker. Cook on low heat for about 4 hours or so. (I cooked mine a little too long and the meat was too soft. ) Take ribs out of slow cooker and place on a baking tray. Simmer the remaining sauce in a saucepan until it reduces to a consistency that will stick to the back of a spoon. This can take...