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All the comfort of a pot roast, rebuilt for the thin round steaks in your share pack. Round is lean, dense muscle that rewards a slow braise โ€” four to five hours on LOW and the steaks emerge fork-tender, surrounded by sweet root vegetables in a deeply flavoured braising liquid that doubles as a sauce.

5 hrs 20 mins 4 modest serves Prep 20 minsCook 5 hrsMain CourseAustralian

Ingredients

  • 460g Your Farmer round steaks
  • 2 carrots, cut into large chunks
  • 2 parsnips, cut into large chunks
  • 3 medium potatoes, quartered
  • 1 large onion, cut into wedges
  • 4 cloves garlic, whole
  • 400ml beef stock
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 2 bay leaves
  • Salt, pepper, and oil for searing

Instructions

Pat the round steaks dry and season generously with salt and pepper.

460g round steakssalt and pepper

Sear the steaks in a very hot pan with oil โ€” 1โ€“2 minutes per side, until well browned. Do not skip this step.

oil for searing

Set the steaks aside on a plate while you build the base.

In the same pan, deglaze with a splash of the stock, scraping up all the browned bits. Pour into the slow cooker.

400ml beef stock

Add the vegetables, garlic, remaining stock, Worcestershire, tomato paste, rosemary, and bay leaves to the slow cooker. Lay the seared steaks on top, nestling them into the liquid.

2 carrots2 parsnips3 potatoes1 large onion

Cook on LOW for 4โ€“5 hours (or HIGH for 2.5โ€“3 hours). The steaks should be very tender and just beginning to fall apart.

Remove the steaks and rest on a board. Remove the vegetables and keep warm.

Pour the cooking liquid into a small pan and simmer over high heat until reduced and slightly thickened. Season.

Serve the steaks over the vegetables with the sauce poured over.

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๐Ÿ’ก For a richer, deeper sauce, add a small piece of dark chocolate (about 10g) to the slow cooker liquid โ€” it deepens the colour and complexity without adding any identifiable flavour of its own. Feeding big appetites? Add a second pack of round steaks and keep everything else the same.

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