Recipe of Award-winning Beef Casserole

Beef Casserole.

You can have Beef Casserole using 20 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Beef Casserole

1. You need 1 tbsp of vegetable oil or olive oil.
2. Prepare 40 g of salted butter.
3. It's 1 kg of braising steak, cut into cubes.
4. It's 2 of onions, finely chopped.
5. Prepare 4 of celery sticks, roughly sliced,.
6. It's 2 of carrots, sliced.
7. Prepare 3 of garlic cloves, finely chopped.
8. It's 1 tbsp of plan flour.
9. It's 1 tbsp of tomato puree.
10. It's 250 ml of red wine.
11. Prepare 500 ml of beef stock.
12. You need 400 g of can chopped tomatoes.
13. You need 2 tbsp of chopped fresh parsley.
14. It's 2 of bay leaves.
15. Prepare 2 of potatoes, roughly chopped.
16. Prepare to taste of salt.
17. Prepare 1/2 tsp of dried oregano.
18. It's 1/2 tsp of dried thyme.
19. It's 1 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce.
20. Prepare 2 of small red chilli's (optional).

Beef Casserole instructions

1. 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..
2. 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..
3. 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..
4. 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..