Fruit and beef?

[Sarahlou63]

Going to slow cook a beef stew tomorrow and thinking of adding some fruit to make it a bit more interesting. I've got masses of figs (fresh and dried), frozen plums and nespera (loquat) and fresh apples. Which would go best with beef? And do you add it in at the start or part way through?

Thanks!

Tagine recipes!

Figs and plums are what I'd choose. Put two-thirds of the figs and all the plums in at the start, then the rest of the figs maybe an hour before serving for texture? That should be nice.

Plums would work. Personally I wouldn’t use dried figs; fresh ones would be a bit crunchy because seeds also. Plums though give a nice rich taste when cooked down

I'd save the figs for a salad or pudding or an indulgent breakfast with greek yoghurt and honey.

But yes, tagine!

Persian stews too!

There's one I cook with prunes, lemon and figs.