Name: Rich beef casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 105 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 750 gram beef, diced; 1 tablespoon plain flour; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 8 pickling onions, peeled; 2 carrots, thickly sliced; 1 cup (250ml) red wine; 1 cup (250ml) beef stock; 2 tablespoon tomato paste; thyme sprigs; 1 bay leaf; 400 gram baby potatoes; 200 gram small button mushrooms; chopped parsley, to serve; steamed green beans (optional), to serve

This rich beef casserole dish is a perfectly comforting and hearty meal for cold winter nights. The addition of potatoes means it’s a complete meal, serve some green beans or any of your favourite green vegetables on the side.

Ingredients

750 gram beef, diced

1 tablespoon plain flour

1 tablespoon olive oil

8 pickling onions, peeled

2 carrots, thickly sliced

1 cup (250ml) red wine

1 cup (250ml) beef stock

2 tablespoon tomato paste

thyme sprigs

1 bay leaf

400 gram baby potatoes

200 gram small button mushrooms

chopped parsley, to serve

steamed green beans (optional), to serve

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Toss together beef and flour.

Heat oil in a heavy-based flame-proof casserole pan on high. Cook beef in batches for 3-5 minutes, until brown. Add onions and carrot and cook for 5 minutes, until golden.

Add wine, stock, tomato paste, thyme and bay leaf. Season to taste and bring to boil.

Cover and cook in oven for 1 hour. Add potatoes and mushrooms and cook for another 30 minutes, until beef is very tender. Scatter with parsley and serve with steamed beans, if you like.

What cut of beef should be used for this dish?

Chuck, braising and stewing beef all work great in this recipe – this is a low and slow recipe so the meat will break down and become super tender

Do I have to use red wine in this dish?

While red wine brings in a beautiful depth of flavour to this casserole, it’s also ok to omit the red wine if you don’t have any or don’t like it – simply top up with extra stock or water to your tasting. There are also some excellent alcohol-free red wine options that you could use.

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Ingredients

Method

What cut of beef should be used for this dish?

Do I have to use red wine in this dish?

What is the best dish to cook a casserole in?

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