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Slow Cooked Shredded Beef

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time6 hours
Course: Main Course

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Ingredients

  • 1kg beef
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 green chilli
  • 1 large onion
  • 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon tomato puree
  • ½ tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • teaspoons oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon sweet chilli powder
  • 6 cloves garlic (crushed)
  • water
  • salt and pepper (to taste)
  • 1 stock cube

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a heavy frying pan. Add the beef joint and sear on both sides for several minutes.
  • Chop the vegetables and place in a slow cooker along with the other ingredients. When ready, add the beef. Fill the empty tomato tin up with water and add that in.
  • Cook on low for about six hours (until you can shred the beef).
  • Loosely shred with a fork and serve immediately with rice, potatoes or warm bread.

Notes

I use grams in my recipes as I believe they are a more accurate measurement. I do not convert to cups for the same reason.