Beef Casserole.
You can have Beef Casserole using 20 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Beef Casserole
- It's 1 tbsp of vegetable oil or olive oil.
- It's 40 g of salted butter.
- You need 1 kg of braising steak, cut into cubes.
- You need 2 of onions, finely chopped.
- It's 4 of celery sticks, roughly sliced,.
- It's 2 of carrots, sliced.
- You need 3 of garlic cloves, finely chopped.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of plan flour.
- It's 1 tbsp of tomato puree.
- You need 250 ml of red wine.
- It's 500 ml of beef stock.
- It's 400 g of can chopped tomatoes.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of chopped fresh parsley.
- It's 2 of bay leaves.
- You need 2 of potatoes, roughly chopped.
- It's to taste of salt.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of dried oregano.
- You need 1/2 tsp of dried thyme.
- It's 1 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce.
- It's 2 of small red chilli's (optional).
Beef Casserole instructions
- In a large pot heat the olive oil and half of the butter over a high heat. When hot brown the beef in batches for approximately 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon remove the beef when its browned and set aside..
- Over a low heat melt the rest of the butter in the same pot. Add the celery, potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic and bay leaves. Cook stirring for 5 minutes until the onions have softened..
- Add the flour and tomato puree. Stir and cook for 5 minutes. Increase the heat and return the beef to the pot along with its juices. Add the wine and cook for two minutes or until the sauce has thickened..
- Reduce the heat to medium to low. Add the beef stock, chilli, oregano, thyme Worcestershire sauce and chopped tomatoes. Stir and season to taste. Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hour - 1 3/4 Hour. Remove the lid for the last 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the beef is tender and the sauce has thickened. Lastly stir in the parsley. Check seasoning is to your taste. Serve over mash potatoes/vegetables or have it as it is..
