Spicy thai-style beef broth.

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I have just joined MFP, and since starting have been using my slowcooker alot. Last night I made a Spicy thai-style beef broth. I got all the ingredients ready in less than 10 minutes,bunged them in the slowcooker and then went off to the gym. Really enjoyed it, so thought I would share.

Ingredients

440g braising steak
2 beef oxo cubes
Coarsley chopped red chilli (number according to personal preference, I like a good kick so added 4 chillis)
3 cloves Garlic (crushed)
1 Onions (finelychopped)
Carrots (matchstick size) 2 cups
Oyster mushrooms 125g
Sweetcorn 165g tin
Chopped Tomatoes 400g
Squid Brand - Fish Sauce 1/2 cup

Chop the beef up into bite size chunks and brown. Add to slow cooker (set to high) or stock pot, along with other ingredients and add water until two thirds full. Leave it to cook for a couple of hours and get on with your life, I went to yoga and for a swim while mine was cooking. I would say it makes at least 6 portions, but they would be a tad on the large size. Nutritional information is below and the per serving size is from 6 servings, so adjust accordingly. I served it poured over a nest of medium egg noodles which is 217 calories.

Calories Carbs Fat Protein
Total: 1619 86 6 30
Per Serving: 270 14 1 5


Most of the calories come from the beef, for a lower calorie version you could substitute the beef for fish (I'm going to give it a go with river cobbler) and use a fish or chicken stock instead of beef, or quorn/tofu/soya and vegetable stock for the veggies out there. Also the fish sauce is quite high in sodium, so can be left out if you are on a low sodium diet or don't like it.