{"id":1246,"date":"2026-06-22T02:31:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T02:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allrecipes.hopemakers.online\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2026-06-22T02:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T02:31:42","slug":"my-aunt-has-been-making-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/?p=1246","title":{"rendered":"My aunt has been making this"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[adinserter block=&#8221;3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s a simple full recipe based on that slow \u201cmeat falls apart\u201d style dish<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f372; Slow-Cooked Tender Beef (Fork-Fall-Apart Recipe)<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f9fe; <strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.2\u20131.5 kg beef chuck (or any stewing beef cut)<\/p>\n<p>2 onions, sliced<\/p>\n<p>4 cloves garlic, minced<\/p>\n<p>3 carrots, chopped<\/p>\n<p>3 potatoes, chopped (optional)<\/p>\n<p>2 tbsp tomato paste<\/p>\n<p>2 cups beef broth (or water + stock cube)<\/p>\n<p>2 tbsp olive oil<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp salt<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp black pepper<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp paprika<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp dried thyme (or mixed herbs)<\/p>\n<p>1 bay leaf<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f469;&#x200d;&#x1f373; <strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sear the meat<\/p>\n<p>Heat olive oil in a large pot. Brown the beef on all sides to lock in flavor.<\/p>\n<p>Add aromatics<\/p>\n<p>Add onions and garlic. Cook until soft and fragrant.<\/p>\n<p>Build the sauce<\/p>\n<p>Stir in tomato paste, salt, pepper, paprika, thyme, and bay leaf.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[adinserter block=&#8221;4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Add liquid<\/p>\n<p>Pour in beef broth and bring to a light boil.<\/p>\n<p>Slow cook<\/p>\n<p>Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 2.5 to 3.5 hours.<\/p>\n<p>(Or bake in oven at 160\u00b0C for the same time.)<\/p>\n<p>Add vegetables (optional)<\/p>\n<p>Add carrots and potatoes in the last 1 hour of cooking.<\/p>\n<p>Finish<\/p>\n<p>When the meat is very soft and easily falls apart with a fork, it\u2019s ready.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f37d;&#xfe0f; Serving<\/p>\n<p>Serve hot with rice, mashed potatoes, or bread. Spoon the rich sauce over everything.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f4a1; Tip<\/p>\n<p>The longer and slower it cooks, the more tender and flavorful it becomes. Low heat is the secret.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[adinserter block=&#8221;5&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adinserter block=&#8221;3&#8243;] &nbsp; Here\u2019s a simple full recipe based on that slow \u201cmeat falls apart\u201d style dish: &#x1f372; Slow-Cooked Tender&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1246"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1840,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1246\/revisions\/1840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}