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Slow-cooked mavrou
Slow-cooked mavrou
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Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
360 minutes
Total Time:
375 minutes
Create a comforting winter mavrou with slow-cooked tenderness and bold spices.
Ingredients:
  • 4 cardamom pods, bruised
  • 7.50 gm sweet paprika
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 2.50 gm ground cumin
  • 1⁄4 tsp ground allspice
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1.2kg gravy beef, fat trimmed, cut into 4cm pieces
  • 4cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 1⁄202.40 gm grapeseed oil
  • 1 brown onion, coarsely chopped
  • 185ml (3/4 cup) chicken style liquid stock
  • 125ml (1/2 cup) crushed tomatoes
  • 60ml (1/4 cup) water
  • Baby herbs, to serve
  • Saffron rice, to serve
Instructions:
  • In a glass bowl, mix cardamom, paprika, coriander, cayenne pepper, turmeric, cumin, allspice, and cinnamon. Add beef, ginger, and garlic. Stir well to combine. Season the mixture, cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour to marinate.
  • In a large frying pan over medium heat, sauté the onion until lightly golden for about 5 minutes. Then, brown the beef mixture for 5 minutes. Add the stock, tomato, and water, bring to a boil, and transfer everything to a slow cooker.
  • Slow cook the beef on low for 6-8 hours until it is meltingly tender. Garnish with herbs and serve alongside fluffy rice.

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