Serve with freshly cooked rice, jacket potatoes or tagliatelle, with some green vegetables alongside. Heat 2 ox cheek slow cooker of the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and fry the meat in batches, until the chunks are sealed and browned all over.

Remove the beef and place in a bowl. 7fl oz water into the frying pan and bring to a simmer, scraping up all the beefy bits on the bottom. Stir the flour and paprika into the beef chunks. Put back into the pan with the remaining oil and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes until the dustiness has disappeared. To cook the goulash, place the beef chunks, onions, garlic and peppers in the slow cooker. Tip the tomatoes into a large jug or bowl and stir through the tomato purée, caraway seeds, if using, crumbled stock cube and sugar. 16fl oz water into the reserved stock and pour this stock mixture and the tomato mixture all over the beef and vegetables.

9 hours until the beef is falling apart and tender and the sauce has thickened slightly. Season with salt and pepper and stir through half of the parsley. To serve, swirl through the soured cream and garnish with the remaining parsley and some black pepper. Fattier, tougher cuts like shin, ox cheek, feather blade or chuck will melt down nicely over 9 hours.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. BBC Food has hundreds to choose from. A good casserole will often take care of itself, especially if cooked, or finished off, in an oven. It’s important to envelope your ingredients, whether it’s chicken or root vegetables, in stock or water to allow the dish to gently simmer away. Try classic casserole recipes such as Lancashire hot pot, or deviate with a spice-led Moroccan-inspired recipe. This wholesome warming one-pot vegetarian casserole is perfect for cold January nights.

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