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Slow Cooked Beef Casserole with pan fried greens and mash
J - Flexible Family Kitchen

Beef Casserole

This rich beef casserole recipe uses tender beef chuck, simple pantry ingredients and flavour-building steps to create a comforting family meal. Made without red wine, it delivers a deep savoury gravy that is easy to adapt for gluten free, dairy free and other dietary needs.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Servings: 6
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 –1.5kg beef chuck steak , cut into chunks and trimmed of large pieces of fat
  • ⅓ cup plain flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion diced
  • 3 garlic cloves crushed
  • 2 carrots chopped
  • 300 g mushrooms quartered (smaller mushrooms halved)
  • ⅓ cup tomato paste
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 –2 teaspoons tamari
  • 2 cups beef stock

Method
 

  1. Toss the beef with the flour, salt and pepper until evenly coated.
  2. Heat the oil in a large heavy-based pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown the beef in batches until deeply golden on all sides. Remove to a plate.
  3. Reduce the heat to medium. Cook the onion for about 5 minutes until softened.
  4. Add the mushrooms and cook for another 5–7 minutes until they've released their moisture and started to brown.
  5. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
  6. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 2–3 minutes, stirring constantly, until it darkens slightly.
  7. Return the beef to the pot with the carrots, stock, Worcestershire sauce, tamari and herbs. Stir well, scraping up all the browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
  8. Reduce the heat to low and bring to a gentle simmer. Cover with the lid slightly ajar, and cook for 2½–3 hours, stirring every 30–40 minutes. The beef is ready when it falls apart easily with a fork.
  9. Remove bay leaf and adjust seasoning before serving.
    10. If the sauce is thinner than you'd like, remove the lid for the final 15–20 minutes to let it reduce naturally.
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