This Rustic Italian Beef Casserole feature tender chunks of beef, slowly cooked to perfection, soaking up rich flavours from the red wine and aromatic herbs.
Cooking Info
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 3 hours 15 mins
Servings: 5
Nutrition Information
Calories: 345
Protein: 45g
Carbs: 12g
Fat: 13g
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Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
1 stick of celery, finely chopped
1 green pepper, roughly chopped
1 red onion, roughly chopped
2 carrots, roughly chopped
15 g (1 tbsp) garlic, puree or very finely chopped
175ml (6 fl oz) red wine
30g (2 tbsp) cornflour
700ml (3 cups) beef stock
1 kg (2 lbs) 5% fat diced beef
1 tbsp mixed herbs
½ tsp salt
Method
- Preheat your fan oven to 160℃ (320℉).
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Heat the olive oil in a large, ovenproof casserole dish. -
Add the celery, pepper, onion and carrot and fry for around 5 minutes until they start to soften and get some colour on them. -
Add the garlic and fry for a further 30 seconds. -
Add the wine and reduce by about 2/3s. -
Add the cornflour, beef stock, beef, mixed herbs and salt. Mix through, cover and pop into the oven for around 3 hours. -
If you want to thicken the casserole further, remove the lid and give it another 30 minutes in the oven. -
Serve.