Beef and Bean Stew

Beef and Bean Stew. 

It's what we ate for lunch today. :)

Mr.R definitely knows how to look after us, the proof is in the pudding, or in this case, in the stew. 

Today for our lunch we enjoyed a big bowl of deliciously rich beef stew.

Everything Mr.R cooks starts with him sautéing onions and garlic, cos we love 'em, and they're good for our health. 

Apart from the onions and garlic, the stew was packed full of other ingredients too including several variety of beans; butter beans, borlotti beans, kidney beans, split-peas, and chickpeas. Also in the beef stew Mr.R added carrots, sweet corn, and peas, tomatoes, and an assortment of spices. 

I'm sure there are various other ingredients in the beef stew too, but as I didn't make it I don't know what they all are. 

The beef and bean stew was cooked on low for several hours, so the beef was perfectly tender. 

Not that we needed it, but because Mr.R likes baking bread, we also had a chunk of his homemade sourdough bread, drizzled with olive oil. Yummy! 

We had Brussels sprouts with our beef and bean stew too. We didn't need those either, but I had a serious craving for them, so Mr.R steamed some sprouts for us. 

The beef and bean stew worked a treat to warm us up on this horribly cold day. It was a very large meal, and several hours after we ate our tasty lunch I'm still full. 

As i sit typing this blog post, Mr.R is asleep, having sensibly decided to have an afternoon/early evening nap after he ate his lunch. 

Mmm, you can't beat home cooked food. :) 

What's your favourite home cooked meal?