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Beef and Ale Casserole. A lovely warming dinner, suitable for oven or slow cooker. The beef takes on a nice flavor and is so very tender!
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Beef and Ale Casserole
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
 
Servings: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 lb or 500 g cheap cut lamb or beef such as Braising chuck or brisket steak
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic chopped
  • 2 in large carrots peeled and sliced into chunks. I also added Brussels Sprouts mine
  • 2 Sticks or celery peeled and chopped
  • swede/ rutabagas / turnip/ other root vegetables Whole baby onions if you like them!
  • handful of mushrooms whole
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 Leaves Bay
  • 3 Tablespoon balsamic Vinegar PLUS 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1 in stock cube / beef broth / boullion dissolved 2 cups boiling water
  • 1 Tablespoon Tomato Puree
  • 1 1/4 Cups or 300 ml Brown Ale choose your favourite ale
  • Salt & Pepper to season
  • A small handful of chopped fresh parsley and a sprig of thyme
Instructions
  1. Set your oven to 170 C , Gas 3, 325 F if using the oven to cook this.
  2. First of all, place the beef in a zip bag and bash using a meat hammer on BOTH sides so they are about 1/2 inch thick. Do this for all your slices then cut them into 2 inch pieces and place in a dish.
  3. To the meat, add the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, cornstarch, crushed garlic and pepper. Do not add the salt. Mix it all together then arrange the meat so it is sitting flat. Leave for 30 minutes.
  4. In the same pan you will use for the oven, add a drop of olive oil, chopped onion, mushrooms and fry until translucent.
  5. Add the meat and fry until brown to seal the juices.
  6. **** If using slow cooker, you can skip steps 3 & 4 and just add everything straight to the slow cooker.
  7. Add your meat and remaining ingredients to your casserole dish / slow cooker. Combine everything well and cook in the oven for 3-4 hours or in your Slow cooker for 6 - 8 hours on LOW. Season with salt.
  8. When ready, serve with some nice mashed potatoes, rice or anything you like!
  9. **** If the liquid is not thick enough for your liking, add a drop of water to 1 -2 tablespoons of cornstarch, dissolve it then add to the casserole and give it a stir. Repeat this until you get it as thick as you like. Every one is different!
Recipe Notes

For Slow Cooker, cook time is 8 hours LOW