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Beef Stew with Bacon, Onion and Sweet Potatoes

Serve this easy slow cooker dinner with garlic mashed potatoes and steamed greens.

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Roast lamb

The all-time classic choice for a Sunday lunch, roast lamb is an irresistible meal, sure to get the whole family to the table! With just five ingredients, this simple recipe uses honey and mustard to add beautiful flavour to the lamb leg.

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Slow Cooker Beef and Red Wine Casserole

A simple and delicious beef casserole that will have you coming back for seconds.

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Slow cooker chicken

With only 15 minutes prep, this slow cooker chicken recipe will give you juicy tender chicken with a hint of zest and spice and everything nice.

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One-Pan Steak Diane

Your favourite Diane sauce, made easy.

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Nanna's beef stew recipe

There’s a reason this is called Nanna’s beef stew. It’s because it’s warm and tender and wraps you in a big loving hug, just like Nanna would do.

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Italian Sausage Stew

Sausages again? This delicious Italian-flavoured stew will turn boring snags into hearty winter dining the whole family will love.

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Slow-cooked beef casserole

Don’t you just love a meal that comes together with little effort, but tastes sooo good? That’s this beef casserole.

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Slow cooker beef cheeks in red wine

Synonymous with winter cooking, slow-cooked beef cheeks are hearty, satisfying and a real crowd-pleaser on a chilly evening.

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Slow-Roasted Leg of Lamb

Roasting the lamb in your oven for 5 hours makes this one tasty slow-cooked dish. Perfect for Sunday lunch or any time you fancy a roast!

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Sausages with Onion Gravy

A favourite with the kids and you can add vegetables if you wish.

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Braised steak and onions

This old-fashioned braise will make your winters warmer. It makes a budget-friendly cut of meat beautifully tender and you’ll just love the oniony flavour. By the way, there is an unexpected ingredient in the dish, which will surprise and delight! How to make braised steak and onions: key tips There is a reason you dust the steaks with flour before browning them. The starch in the flour caramelises as the steaks brown, creating a deeper flavour, and the flour also helps to thicken the gravy in the pot once all the liquid has been added. Make sure you brown the steaks in batches and don’t crowd the pan, otherwise too much liquid will form in the pan and your steaks will stew and become tough. If you like, you can turn this into a one-pot meal, and save on washing up. Brown the meat in your Dutch oven, set it aside, then soften the onion in the Dutch oven and create the gravy. Return the meat and cook as per the rest of the recipe. Cook your braise over low heat for around 2 hours. It will be ready when the meat is fall-apart tender and the gravy is thick. If your gravy isn’t as thick as you would like it, cook the braise with the lid off for another 15-20 minutes to reduce the liquid. Key ingredients in this braised steak and onions recipe Beef oyster blade steak is an inexpensive cut from the shoulder of the cow. Its delicious flavour comes from its marbling and the way the connective tissue breaks down when it’s cooked low and slow. Vegemite is the surprise ingredient in this dish, but it won’t make your meal taste like breakfast! It adds a rich, savoury, umami flavour to this braise, enhancing its overall taste. Worcestershire sauce does a similar thing, so if you don’t have Vegemite, you could always add an extra dash of Worcestershire. Browse more of our stew and casserole recipes to cook over the colder months. And here are another 17 saucy stews for winter. This recipe was originally submitted by mirjam, a member of the Australia’s Best Recipe community. Introduction and additional recipe notes by Natasha Shaw.

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Old-Fashioned Spaghetti Bolognese

There are a lot of ways to make a Bolognese sauce and some of them involve some strange ingredients, like this sauce I was taught to make when I was living in Firenze years ago. This one uses smoked pancetta, white wine and milk to sweeten and soften the tomatoes. It's delicious!

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Slow-cooked beef goulash

A Hungarian-style beef goulash recipe that is cooked in the slow-cooker with fresh herbs and spices. This allows the traditional style dish to develop beautiful, rich flavours.