Beef casserole
The nights are definately getting a little colder now and there is nothing quite like a hearty beef stew on a cold winters night to warm you up. This is a classic that I have added fresh herbs to. Winter presents some fantastic comfort food opportunities so keep a look out, there will be a whole bunch of new winter recipes in the days to come.
What you need
650g – 1kg stewing beef (I like chuck)
1 tin Chopped Tomatoes
300ml red wine or beef stock
1 punnet button mushrooms
2 small onions finely chopped
1 clove Garlic,
palm full of fresh chopped mixed herbs
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 tbsp oil
Salt & Black Pepper
The process
If you have a cast iron casserole, you can do most on the stive top in the casserole dish. If not do the meat and the veg seperately in a pot and them combine them before placing into an oven proof dish and pop into the oven.
Cut the meat into cubes and brown in a little oil on a high heat. Remove and set aside.
Cook the onions and garlic in a little oil until soft, add the meat, and the rest of the ingredients except the herbs and simmer for about 5 minutes.
Place the casserole or the oven proof dish into a preheated oven at 180 celsius for about half an hour. Remove from the oven, add the herbs and give it a good mix. Let it stand for about 10-15 minutes before serving.
Best served with mashed potatoes or rice and some lightly steamed broccoli.
Enjoy folks.
Perfect for winter
Think I am going to do this in a potjie at a function later today
Thanks for the recipes Graham and keep up the good work
Perfect, let us know how it worked out. Cheers for now G
Hey Graham should it be dry red wine?
Hi Nazhene, any red wine will do, If you will drink it use it. Cheers for now G
My husband and I cooked this dish for the evening meal last saturday. One and all loved it, I’ll be cooking it on a regular basis now, it really is good to uncover outstanding ideas for tasty recipes and easy to understand ways to make them. Appreciate your giving them.
Thats fantrastic Janis and thank you for the kind words. Have a lekker day G
Sorry, found it…Mutton stew…found Beef stew. Good enough.
Thx.
Hanna
I love this recipe. It is easy to make and tastes divine. I add a some chopped carrots and a cup of frozen peas to make it a complete dish and serve it with mashed potato. It is really yummy – and economical!
That sounds like a great idea, thanks for that G
Graham,
This is just in time as the nights are getting really cold now and there is nothing better than to warm one up than a great casserole.
Thanks again for all the great recipes.
Hi Kim, I agree… Winter is stew and casserole time for sure. enjoy it.