A healthy and hearty beef casserole recipe from Operation Transformation.
Ingredients
Serves: 2
- 250g stewing beef
- 500ml beef stock made with 1 stock cube
- 2 carrots, roughly chopped
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 2 celery sticks, roughly chopped
- 200g turnip (1/2 turnip), diced
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 bay leaf
- 250g potatoes, peeled and halved
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
- 1 ½ tsp dried thyme
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
- ¼ tsp salt
Method
- Mix flour, salt and dried thyme in a bowl
- Add the beef and toss until evenly coated
- Add half the oil to a pan on high heat
- Add beef and cook until browned
- Remove beef from pan and set aside
- To the same pan add remaining oil and chopped vegetables on medium - high heat and cook until softened
- Add back in the browned meat and add the stock, tomato puree, bay leaf and fresh thyme
- Bring to the boil and reduce heat to a gentle simmer
- Add in peeled and chopped potatoes
- Cover and cook for 90 minutes or until beef is tender
