Slow Cooked Beef

Ingredients:

1 can of chopped Tomatoes

250g Lardons

400g Diced Beef Shin

1 stock cube

2 Shallots

1 clove of Garlic

1 fresh Chilli

1 Glass of red wine (175ml)

200ml of water

30g Dark chocolate

Salt

Pepper

Mixed herbs

Method:

1) Season the beef with salt, pepper and mixed herbs

2) Fry the lardons in a pot until crispy, then remove the lardons from the pot and set aside.

3) In the same pot fry the seasoned beef until brown, this will help seal the flavours

4) Once the beef has browned off, add the onion, garlic and chilli and fry for 2 minute then pour in the glass of red wine and cook for 1 minute to burn off the alcohol

5) Pour in the can of tomatoes, and season to taste with salt, pepper, mixed herbs and stock cube. Cook this for 20 minutes on a medium heat

6) Add dark chocolate and water

7) Cook on a low heat for 2 hours.

8) After 2 hours dinner is ready to be served!!