Beef cubes or diced beef/stewing beef as they are sometimes known is a great cut of meat when you want to create a delicious slow-cooked meal. Most of the time the fat is trimmed, making the perfect base for curries, stews and casseroles.
I always find myself sticking to the meals that I know best and avoiding trying something new, but I really shouldn’t as there are some great meal options out there.
We have always found that slow-cooking the beef cubes allows them to become tender and break down perfectly but there are many other great ways to cook.
Read on for 20 great ways to cook beef cubes and if there are any you want to try, click the image to go through to the blog and download the recipe card.
Slow cooker beef stew and dumplings.
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One of our own recipes and one of my favourite during the winter months. Whether you want to cook it in the slow cooker or in the oven, it works just as well.
My favourite thing about these simple meals it the way that you can adapt them to what you have. Using either carrots, parsnips, turnips or swede, you can pick your favourite.
Garlic Butter Steak Bites Skillet Recipe
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Garlic butter herb steak bites are quick, easy and so delicious! These flavor-packed morsels are the perfect solution when you’re craving steak on a weeknight but don’t have lots of extra time to spare. Get dinner on the table in just 15 minutes with this skillet steak recipe.
Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup
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By the time you finish reading this, you will be an expert on how to make your very own homemade vegetable beef soup recipe. Super easy to make, so hearty and filling, so tasty, and so comforting. Made with chunks of meat and all your favorite veggies.
Easy Slow Cooker Beef Curry
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Easy Slow Cooker Beef Curry is a budget friendly, dump-and-go meal which is perfect for midweek.
Boeuf Bourguignon (French Beef Stew)
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This is hands-down a favourite dish to serve for friends and family. If you plan ahead, you can have this entire dish made the night before to let flavours meld, which makes your dinner party that much easier.
Keema Curry Recipe | Pakistani Style Ground Beef
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This Pakistani-style keema curry recipe is authentic, has a nuanced and balanced flavour, takes no fuss, and is prepared in just half an hour
Slow Cooker Light Beef Stroganoff
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This Light Beef Stroganoff is a lighter and Weight Watchers friendly version of beef stroganoff. Made with a creamy sauce, and tender beef, it's perfect for anyone looking for a healthier version of this recipe or following a low calorie diet. Easy to make in the Slow cooker, it's also economical using stewing beef cubes.
Scottish Steak Pie with Puff Pastry Crust
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Scottish steak pie is a savory dish that is so easy to make with a store bought puff pastry top!
Moroccan Harira Soup Recipe
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This soup is a staple in Middle Eastern and North African households.
Combining the beef cubes with onions, rice and tomato paste to name a few, it hits all the notes with its punchy flavours. Made on the stove top with an hour-long cooking time, well worth giving it a go next time you have beef cubes.
Beef and Sweet Potato Stew
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I am a huge fan of sweet potatoes but have never tried them in a stew and I don't know why.
Keeping this simple, this recipe has minimal ingredients so making sure you have a good beef broth is key for flavour.
Beef trinchado - Portuguese South African beef stew
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This South African-Portuguese beef stew is made from cubed steak, cooked in a beautiful spicy sauce.
The sauce is also thicker than that of standard stew, making it perfect to enjoy the tender beef cubes with crusty bread. Using a good red wine will give your sauce a rich fruity flavour.
Cooked on the hob over medium-high heat, it makes a great mid-week meal.
Irish Guinness Beef Stew (Instant Pot, Slow Cooker, or stovetop)
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This is a delicious meal that will appeal to so many.
Stews with potatoes and root vegetables alongside quality cuts of meat can not be beaten.
Easy Hawaiian Beef Stew
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This stew is a little different to the others as the beef is coated in a rich, tangy, and sweet tomato base sauce.
Slow cooking this recipe allows the cut of meat to become tender and take on the flavours of the sauce which includes things such as soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and olive oil.
Instant Pot Beef Rendang
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Beef rendang is a rich, spicy coconut-flavored braised beef dish that’s popular in Indonesia and Malaysia.
The spice mix in this recipe is key and it contains things such as garlic, lemongrass, galangal, red pepper flakes, lime leaves and lots more. It is a great way to youse your beef in bite size pieces packing a punch full of spice!
Beef and Noodles
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This recipe is cooked in a Dutch oven but I think it would work just as well on a stovetop.
As I said earlier, I always resort to things I know such as stews and casseroles but this dish using egg noodles sounds amazing.
Instant Pot Persian Beef and Celery Stew (Khoreshe Karafs)
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This is a recipe I have never heard of before but a delicious recipe nonetheless.
Persian Beef and Celery Stew is packed full of flavour and uses a lot of celery, which is a great way to bulk out your meat. Although it uses simple ingredients, it is still delicious.
Instant Pot Enchilada Soup
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I love that this recipe is cooking within 5 minutes and there is minimal effort from me!
It uses lots of spices from the pantry cupboard such as garlic powder, onion powder and smoked paprika, this dish is great for midweek dinners.
Easy Steak and Shrimp Kabobs
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Surf and turf at home, this dish looks delicious and one a little different to all our listed above.
One-Pot Rustic Homemade German Goulash Recipe
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German goulash is a hearty beef stew, seasoned with onion, paprika and caraway seed.
It is a simple recipe but a real comfort dish to enjoy with family and friends.
Slow Cooker Hungarian Goulash
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Hungarian goulash is a hearty stew with a bright flavorful paprika broth. It's a high-protein stew packed with fork-tender chunks of beef along with some carrots and potatoes.
If you do give any of these recipes a go, there is a chance that you will have a little left for you to enjoy the next day. Just make sure you store it in the fridge in an airtight container and then re-heat it thoroughly on low heat the next day and enjoy.
The best beef cube recipes use a variety of spices, herbs and veggies to bring the dish together and sometimes it just takes a little rummage in the pantry to find the perfect accompaniment. If you are looking to create your own recipe using beef cube steak, here are some key ingredients to consider.
Herbs and spices – Almost anything works with beef chunks, to be honest, but things such as garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and chilli powder are great store cupboard essentials. Lots of black pepper and salt are good too!
Vegetables – Depending on the dish, there are a number of different options when it comes to vegetables, When it is a stew, root vegetables such as carrots, parsnips and swede work well. If you are going for something lighter, things like bell peppers, green beans and onions are great to have with your beef.
Hopefully, some of these dishes will give you a little inspiration for making an easy meal next time you have some beef stew meat next time. I would love to hear what your easy beef cube recipes are that you love to enjoy.
Stock cubes and sauces – I always have stock cubes and stock pots in our cupboard as they are used in so many dishes with beef stock being used in things such as chillis and bolognese but it is also work keeping things such as passata and tomato sauce as they are equally used.
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