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Please consider braised steak and onions. Beef, onions and beef stock. Thicken it up at the end of cooking. Garlic, herbs optional. Paired it with mashed potato and steamed veg.

Some peeps put sauce in there. I do not.

medicinal red meat gang gang 🤝🥩

For economical cuts velveting w/ bicarb really does wonders I've found, and can replace more expensive cuts easily without noticing.

Kangaroo meatballs from (shudder!) colesworth. Very high in digestible iron. Don't fry them! Brown lightly and stew with vegies. If you can get hold of horsemeat, that's very high in iron too.
Also, once the weather gets a bit wetter/colder, look around for stinging nettles. The young tops are one of the highest sources of vegetable based iron. Wear rubber gloves to harvest, wash well and steam/microwave lightly until just wilted (which destroys the sting), chop, drain and use in any cooked spinach recipie. One of my fab faves as I love the nutty flavour. The iron content is a bonus. Easily grown in damp shade too.

For beef stew I put leek, carrots, celery, stock, bay leaf, pepper and mixed herbs, a can or 2 of tomatoes and let cook until beef is tender. Depending on which stock you use you may need to add some extra salt or not, just give it a taste and adjust as needed. Can eat it on its own with some crusty bread or have it over mash potatoes. Making a curry is also a good way to slow cook beef, eg a massaman, rogan josh. Use a jar paste if you want quick prep, or if you’re feeling gourmet you can make your own spice paste in a bigger batch and freeze.

I'm mostly a veggo, depending on circumstances. If I go out to eat I'll always get the vegetarian option, but at home I generally have quite a lot of chicken or fish.

I also tend to have low iron though. The worst I got was when I gave blood, and then got my period the day after. I was so fucked up I had to buy some iron supplements lol. I take one now if I have a vegetarian meal and it helps. It's crazy how a lack of iron can really fuck you up.

I'm always partial to chilli con carne - goes well with rice and cheese, and sour cream if you make it super spicy/hot. Can also have it on toast for brekky too!

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