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Slow cooked roast beef in red wine sauce

Author: Alison

Ingredients

  • Joint of beef
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 carrots
  • 2 onions
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 2 tsp rosemary
  • 500 ml red wine
  • 500 ml beef stock
  • 2 tbsp cornflour
  • 50 ml water
  • salt and pepper for seasoning

Instructions

  • Sprinkle the joint with salt and pepper
  • Heat the oil in a pan and brown the beef joint on all its sides. Place in the slow cooker
  • Chop and peel the onions, carrots and garlic and place in the slow cooker with the herbs.
  • Pour the wine into the pan you used to brown the beef, and bring to a simmer then pour into the slow cooker
  • Add the stock to the slow cooker
  • Cook on medium for 4-5 hours, checking to see if done.
  • Remove the beef from the slow cooker.
  • Combine the water and cornflour.
  • Add the juices from the slow cooker to a pan and add the cornflour mixture to it
  • Bring to the boil stirring all the time until thick
  • Serve the beef with the sauce.