Spiced beef

This recipe is really easy and also very tasty. I got it from a Guardian supplement, and I think it's by Dan Lepard. It has a sort of Mexican flavour, and you can serve it with tortillas, salsa and guacamole, but I served it with steamed spring greens.

Ingredients
  • 3 onions
  • 1.5 kg of beef (the recipe says shin, but I couldn't find it, so I just used diced casserole beef)
  • 4 teaspoonfuls of ground cumin
  • 4 teaspoonfuls of smoked sweet paprika powder
  • 2 teaspoonfuls of chilli powder
  • Half a teaspoon of ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoonful of cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoonful of plain flour
  • 1 teaspoonful of salt
  • 2 teaspoonfuls of brown sugar
Method
  1. Preheat the oven to 170°C.
  2. Peel and slice the onions, chunkily.
  3. Place the onions into the bottom of an ovenproof casserole dish that has a lid. Place the diced beef on top.
  4. Mix all the rest of the ingredients together in a little bowl.
  5. Sprinkle half the spice mixture over the beef.
  6. Put the lid on the pot and and bake for two hours. After this time the beef should feel tender when you prod it with a fork.
  7. Sprinkle the remaining spice mix over the beef, then mix the whole stew together.
  8. Replace the lid and bake for a further 30 minutes, until thickened and tender.