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Speck beef & mushrooms
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Speck, beef & mushrooms

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 kg beef mince
  • 500 g speck ends cut in chunks
  • 2 onions sliced
  • 2 bulbs fennel sliced
  • 1 tbsp lard optional
  • 500 g mushrooms
  • 1/2 tsp rosemary salt or 1/8 tsp dried rosemary + 3/8 salt
  • 1/2 tsp sage salt or 1/8 tsp dried sage + 3/8 salt
  • freshly ground pepper
  • roasted Brussel sprouts, to serve

Instructions

  • Brown speck at medium-high heat in a heavy-bottomed pot. Remove with slotted spoon, keep fat in the pot.
  • Brown beef mince. Reserve and keep fat in the pot.
  • Turn heat to low, add onions and fennel, stir to coat with the fat (you can add a tablespoon of lard if your speck didn't render too much fat), put the lid on and cook for 30 minutes.
  • Add speck and beef mince, mix and cook for 1 hour.
  • Add mushrooms, mix and cook for 1 hour.
  • Season with herbed salts (or herbs + salt) and pepper.
  • Serve with roasted Brussel sprouts.