Slow-Cooked Beef Casserole
The great thing about slow-cook recipes is that they give you time to go off and do something else, then come back to a lovely home cooked meal. This hearty Beef Casserole is incredibly filling and can be served with rice, veg or simply warm crusty bread to mop up the juice.
- Recipe serves4
- Preparation Time15 min
- Cooking Time120 min
Ingredients
- 1tbsp sunflower oil
- 600g stewing beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 100g smoked back bacon, chopped
- 20g flour
- 150ml red wine
- 400ml water
- 1 Knorr Rich Beef Stock Pot
- 1 sprig of rosemary
- Black pepper
- 1tbsp tomato puree
- 100g closed cup mushrooms sliced
- 1tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160°C, 140°C fan, Gas Mark 3.
- Heat the oil in an ovenproof casserole or metal pot. Fry the beef so that all the sides turn brown.
- Remove from the pan and set to one side. Add the onion, garlic and bacon to the pan and cook for 1 minute.
- Stir in the flour and mix. Add the wine, water, Knorr Stock Pot, and tomato puree.
- Mix and bring to the boil. Return the beef to the mix and throw in the mushrooms, rosemary and Worcestershire Sauce.
- Transfer the cooking pot with the lid on to the oven for 2 hours or until the beef is tender.
- Slow Cooker Note: If you want to use a slow cooker then just do all the steps in a large pan and transfer to the slow cooker when the casserole is ready to go into the oven. Cook in the slow cooker on high for 1 hour, then 5–6 hours on low (or just 6–7 hours on auto).
