One thing a lot of patients find difficult on the low FODMAP diet is the lack of a suitable ready-made stock. I really can’t be bothered making home-made beef stock, it takes too long so I think it’s best to use alternatives to stock instead. In this dish it’s wine. Almost all of the alcohol from the wine evaporates during the cooking so it shouldn’t cause any problems for IBS symptoms (alcohol can be an irritant for the gut). This recipe uses 1 tablespoon of normal flour which should be fine as small quantities of wheat such as this (the recipe should feed at least 4) are OK on the low FODMAP diet. With meals like casseroles and curries I always make more than I need and freeze a couple of portions for another day.
For more dinner inspiration, have a look through my low FODMAP main meals.
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 80g finely diced pancetta (or you could use smoked streaky bacon)
- 650g diced beef
- 1 tablespoon plain flour
- 3 medium carrots, diced
- 1 small stick of celery, finely sliced
- ½ a small swede, diced
- A small handful of fresh thyme leaves
- 500ml red wine
- ½ teaspoon salt
- A good pinch of black pepper
- Use a large, heavy based pan on a medium heat and fry the pancetta in the vegetable oil
- Coat the beef in the flour and add to the pan to brown along with the pancetta (you may need to add a little more oil)
- When the meat has browned, add the chopped vegetables and herbs followed by the wine, salt and pepper
- Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary until the meat is very tender.
- I normally serve with mashed potatoes.
I have been looking at your Beef and Red Wine recipe and can’t see the amount of red wine that’s needed It looks delicious Thank you
Hi Angela, thanks for pointing that out! It’s 500ml red wine, keep it on a really low heat and check it half way through adding more water if it looks like it needs it. I will update the recipe 🙂
Not sure what kind of wine. I really don’t drink it so not sure what kind to buy for cooking.
Hi Susan, for a recipe like this it would traditionally be a Burgundy or Pinot noir but if I’m using a large amount of wine for cooking I set myself a £5 limit and choose something quite generic.
Amazing recipe!! Decided to put it all in the slow cooker so just reduced wine slightly. So glad I found this website by far the best for recipes I’ve found while being on low fodmap
Thanks for the feedback Amy, really pleased to hear you’re enjoying the recipes!
How long does it take in the slow cooker?
So please I have found thissite been diagnosed with IBS today and I have been told to cook fodmap food and take prebiotics etc. This was a blessing to stumble upon after spending 10 years trying to get a diagnosis !
Hi Natalie, hope you find some useful recipes and get some relief from your symptoms 🙂 Louisa
Just started the low fodmap diet and last night made this, was absolutely delicious. I didn’t add the swede and used dried Thyme as forgot to buy fresh but it still tasted delicious. We had it with baby potatoes sliced in halves and roasted for 20 minutes (microwave them first for 7 minutes). Very tasty. I also made your polenta and orange cookies and they were awesome 🙂 looking forward to making more stuff!
That sounds great Georgina, really glad you enjoyed it ?
would beef stock be good in this?
Hi Kat, the great thing about this recipe is that it really doesn’t need any stock, hope you enjoy it!
Silly question I guess but can children eat a recipe based in wine? It’s our 6 year old that is low FODMAP!
Hi Kirsty, it should be fine, the alcohol evaporates off during cooking, my 5 and 7 year olds enjoy it. Best wishes, Louisa