My goal is for my family is to buy only meat that is grass fed, organic and no antibiotics involved.
This recipe is made with miso. Miso is fermented (probiotic) soya beans, and it is really important to read the ingredients on the packet of your Miso paste. MSG is used for flavouring, (monosodium glutamate) It is the glutamate that is a danger to your health - stay away from it. Around the world soya beans are being genetically modified. I have found a supply in New Zealand that doesn't have all those nasties.
http://miso.co.nz/
In this recipe, the miso will be cooked at a high heat, so the probiotics in the miso paste will be lost but the flavour will be there. See my recipe for Miso Soup with the instructions on what temperature your water should be, before adding your Miso paste - that is, if you are wanting the full benefits of the probiotics in your Fermented paste.
I used ''Beef Cheek'' from 'Neat Meat' at the Landing in Queenstown - http://www.neatmeat.com/home.aspx. This cut of meat can only be used for a slow cooked meal. It is delicious and tender.
Wasabi Paste - a Japanese indigenous plant, used for stomach disorders, for gastritis and gastric ulcer. Also used as a topical treatment against, rheumatism and neuralgia. Providing a reduced risk of cancer and heart disease and has anti-inflammatory properties for joints and muscles. Also helps defend, against bacterial infections in the body and mouth, reduce irritating effects of allergies. High in antioxidants and helps to boost the immune system and can aid in removing harmful toxins from the body.
Wasabi not only has a powerful taste, but also powerful effects on our overall health!
Slow Cooked Beef and Miso Recipe
Serves about 6 - 7
1 kg beef - beef cheeks, chuck steak or any braising meat. I used X 3 beef cheeks. Left into large pieces. These can be cut up once cooked.
6 tbsp Miso paste - with no added MSG and NON GMO.
Mushrooms - any amount to feed your family and it is for flavouring
1 litre hot beef stock - homemade is best
2 tbsp rice flour / mixed with a small amount of water - for thickening at the end.
You will not need salt.
Method
1 - Brown the large pieces of beef on each side in a frypan.
2 - Pour the hot stock into your slow cooker or heavy base pot, add your miso and dissolve.
3 - Place your beef in and then your mushrooms on top.
4 - Cook until the meat can be pulled apart with a fork - beef checks take along time, about 8 hours on low and 5 hours on low.
5 - Pour your liquid into a pot and simmer to reduce to half and stir in the rice flour mix, if it needs it.
6 - Pull your meat apart with a fork.
7 - Serve on a bed of mashed potatoes and add vegetables.
Brown your beef first.
Place your hot stock and Miso paste in your slow cooker, then add your beef and mushrooms. Cook until the beef can be pulled apart easily with a fork.
These cheeks pull apart beautifully. The delicious liquid is full of flavour, thanks to the Miso paste, it does not need to be seasoned.
Wasabi
Cooked potatoes with their skins on, ( the nutrient is just under the skin) butter, sea salt, milk and wasabi added.
Mashed Potatoes with Wasabi Recipe
Potatoes - enough for your family
Butter / milk / sea salt and peper
Wasabi
Method
1 - Boil your potatoes until they are well cooked and drain.
2 - Add some butter, milk and season with salt and pepper and start with a small amount of wasabi.
Taste and add more wasabi until you can just taste it or more to your liking.
Serve with your slow cooked beef and vegetables.
Enjoy xx