Lobscouse (Scouse)
Lobscouse or scouse is a budget friendly stew made withbeef or lamb with potatoes, peas, carrots and onions.
Equipment
- 3.5 litre /5.3 pint capacity slow cooker
- Chopping board
- Sharp knife
- Wooden spoon
- large skillet or frying pan
- Slotted spoon
- Saucepan
Ingredients
- 500 g stewing beef
- 1 onion
- 2 carrots
- 500 g swede rutabega
- 500 g potatoes
- 200 g yellow split peas
- 500 ml beef stock
- 2 tablespoon flour
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon oil
Instructions
- Put the peas in a large bowl and pour over 550 millilitres of water and leave overnight. Drain the peas and rinse well in cold water.
- Put the peas in a saucepan with the beef stock and bring to a simmer. Cook for 10 minutes then turn off the heat.
- Peel the potatoes, swede and carrots and cut into cubes of about 1 centimetre.
- Put the carrot, swede and potato in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Finely chop the onion.
- Heat the oil over a medium heat in the frying pan. Add the onion and cook for 3 - 5 minutes until softened.
- Transfer to the slow cooker with a slotted spoon.
- Cut the meat into bite sized pieces.
- Sear the meat on all sides. You may need to add a little more oil. When all the meat has been seared return it to the pan.
- Sprinkle over the flour and stir with a wooden spoon so that it coats the meat.
- Add the stock, thyme and pepper to the pan and bring to a simmer.
- Transfer to the slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 10 hours or high for 6 - 8 hours.
- Check the seasoning before serving.
- Scatter over some chopped parsley if liked and grab a spoon.
Nutrition
Calories: 573kcalCarbohydrates: 73gProtein: 47gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 78mgSodium: 373mgPotassium: 2205mgFiber: 20gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 5201IUVitamin C: 61mgCalcium: 150mgIron: 7mg
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