The BEST Beef Casserole
A perfect recipe for winter evenings - the magic
for me is definitely the red wine!
Serves 4
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 2 hours
Ingredients
2tbsp olive oil
3tbsp plain flour
1kg stewing steak, cut into 4cm pieces
50g unsalted butter
150g shallots, peeled
3 carrots, peeled & cut into 1cm dice
1 celery sticks, cut into 1cm dice
1 small swede, peeled & cut into 1cm dice
1 leek, sliced
500g potatoes, peeled & cut into 1cm dice
2tbsp redcurrant jelly
500ml red wine
500ml beef stock
2 sprigs of thyme
3 cloves of garlic, peeled & finely chopped
250g chestnut mushrooms, cut in half
1 bay leaf
Freshly ground salt & pepper
To serve
Mashed potato
Crusty bread, to mop up the gravy
Method
1. In a large casserole
dish, heat a tablespoon of olive oil. Spread the flour in a shallow bowl,
season the beef and dredge in the flour; shake off any excess.
2. Add half of the meat to
the casserole and cook over a moderate heat until browned. With a slotted
spoon transfer the meat to a bowl. Repeat with the remaining tablespoon
of oil and floured meat, brown all over and transfer to the bowl.
3. Melt the butter in the
casserole dish, add the shallots, carrots, celery, swede, leeks, potatoes and
cook over a moderate heat until the onion has softened, about 7 minutes.
4. Add the redcurrant jelly
and the wine and bring to the boil over a high heat, stirring to scrape all the
browned bits from the bottom of the casserole. Add the stock and bring to
the boil, add the browned meat and any of the accumulated juices with the
thyme, garlic, mushrooms and bay leaf.
5. Cover and simmer over a
low heat until the meat is tender, about 1 ½ hours. Remove the lid and
cook for a further 15 minutes until the sauce slightly thickens. Discard
the thyme sprig and bay leaf and season to taste.
6. To serve, place the stew
onto warmed plates and serve with mashed potato and some crusty bread to mop up
the delicious gravy. Enjoy!
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