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beef

🥗Healthier: lean cuts of beef

💰Cheaper: pork

Pork is often less expensive and can be a leaner option.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: white potatoes

Sweet potatoes are more nutritious.

Wash, peel, and chop the carrots.

Wash the baby new potatoes and leave them unpeeled.

Chop the beef roasting joint into pieces.

Heat oil in a frying pan until hot.

Season the beef with salt, pepper, garlic, and onion granules.

Seal the beef in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan.

Remove the beef and add chopped onions to the same pan to brown them.

Add onion granules and garlic granules to the browned onions.

Add the two beef stock pots to the pan.

Add red wine stock pot, oregano, and a squeeze of tomato puree.

Add 1 teaspoon of mustard and just under 1 teaspoon of horseradish.

Add 1 teaspoon of Marmite to the mixture.

Add a dash of Worcestershire sauce (optional).

Pour in 1 pint of water to cover the vegetables slightly.

Stir the mixture and reassess the liquid level.

Put the lid on the slow cooker and set it to low for about 8 hours.

Check on the stew halfway through and stir; add more water if needed.

After 5 and 1/2 hours, check the stew; it should be rich and flavorful with soft potatoes and tender meat.

Prepare the dumplings according to the package instructions and add them to the stew.

Cover and cook the dumplings for about 30 minutes.

Serve the stew with dumplings and fresh white bread and butter.

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