Beef & vegetable casserole

Beef & vegetable casserole

Long, slow cooking means the vegetables almost dissolve into this casserole, making it richer and easier to get past veg-phobic kids

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 2 hours

Method

  1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large pan then add the onion, carrot, leek, celery and garlic, and cook gently for 5 minutes, do not brown. Add the mushrooms and cook everything for a further 5 minutes then remove from the pan. Heat a little more olive oil in the pan, add the beef (in batches if necessary) and brown all over then stir the flour in well.
  2. Return the veg to the pan and add the thyme, stock, purée and Worcestershire sauce. Season and mix well. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook covered for 1 1/2 hours until tender, stirring occasionally. Serve with jacket potatoes, rice, pasta or mash.
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Know-how

Long, slow cooking means the vegetables almost dissolve into this casserole, making it richer (and easier to get past veg-phobic kids). Tastes even better if made the day before.

Per serving

293 kcalories, protein 30.9g, carbohydrate 13.4g, fat 13.3 g, saturated fat 3.8g, fibre 2.7g, salt 0.94 g

Recipe from olive magazine, January 2006.

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  • 25 March 2008

    cutielou rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Yep, agreed 100% excellent recipe, I also added a tin of chopped tomatoes cos I didn't have any puree, worked fine. Meat just ,melted after long slow cooking.

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  • 25 March 2008

    shelly commented on this recipe

    Lovely rich flavour. Very simple wholesome comfort food. Made it when there was 4 inches of snow in the garden - seemed very cosy! Served it with mashed potatoe and cabbage. Yum yum!

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  • 25 March 2008

    shelly rated this recipe

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  • 30 March 2008

    .:~carol~:. rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    delicious, I will definately be making this again.

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  • 01 April 2008

    emma1983collett commented on this recipe

    First time that I have cooked a casserole and it was lovely! Very easy and filling. I left out the worcester sauce but in hindsight would have been lovely to give it a little kick! Highly recommended!

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  • 14 April 2008

    Louise commented on this recipe

    Fab! I doubled the quantity, added sweat potato, 1kg of new potatoes and 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika to the flour and left it in my 6.5lt slow cooker all day. The house smelt absolutely lovely when I got home and am inviting a ton of friends around tomorrow for tea as it tastes great too.

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  • 18 April 2008

    Nemnem rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this for dinner and served it with polenta and it was really really nice! i had no thyme so i used rosemary instead and it was seriously good. Will be making this again for sure.

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  • 28 April 2008

    Emma rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was really tasty and the leftovers will be perfect for my 14 month old son. Will definitely make it again.

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  • 08 May 2008

    miss.moss rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    No seasoning was necessary, due to beef stock, and instead of thyme sprigs I used about 1 teaspoon dried thyme. To get the special aged taste, I cooked in the afternoon, stuck it in the fridge for a few hours after it cooled, then reheated it after a visit to the pub. We ate the whole thing at one sitting, with some boiled potatoes!

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  • 18 May 2008

    recipes rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Plenty of flavour, I thought that the stock amount made it way too runny, so had to use corn flour. Actually think this would be better as a pie filling than a casserole.

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  • 10 June 2008

    bryndis rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I confess to the crime of adding ca. 100 ml. of cream just before serving � I don�t know how much it changed the final outcome but this meal was a 100% success and the recepie will go into the family�s �make once a month� book. And yes, our children loved it!

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  • 13 June 2008

    Izzy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I browned the beef in the pan with the flour, marinated it overnight in the fridge with all the veg and (less) stock. I then cooked it next day in my slow cooker it was delicious, and served it with mustard mash (Good Food)

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  • 14 June 2008

    goodfood rated this recipe

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  • 06 July 2008

    Pickled Pepper rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was by far the tastiest cassrole I've ever made. I froze batches of it and it was even tastier reheated

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  • 22 July 2008

    clairejprice rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was really yummy and very easy! My fella loved it and said it was the best casserole I'd made yet. I didn't need to have a big portion as its quite rich and I did add a little splash of red wine and left out the celery. Will be making it again for sure!!!!

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  • 13 September 2008

    Charlotte commented on this recipe

    My family adore this recipe. I have made it time and time again and they are always left wanting more!!! I use quorn for a veggie alternative for myself and I love it too!

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  • 13 September 2008

    Charlotte rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    My family adore this recipe. I have made it time and time again and they are always left wanting more!!! I use quorn for a veggie alternative for myself and I love it too!

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  • 04 October 2008

    BusyMummy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Came across this recipe & i thought i would give it a go & i am so glad i did,it was really tasty.It looked lovely on the plate & was so easy to prepare & cook. We had this with sliced beans & mashed sweet pots,this is a new fave in our house!

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  • 06 October 2008

    honeybee rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A really good warming meal - as someone else said, a good alternative Sunday dinner. I cooked in the oven (160 fan for the same time as recipe) rather than hob as I wanted to do jacket pots with it. Very easy.

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  • 09 October 2008

    Angfen rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Mine came out too watery ....

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 2 hours

Ingredients

  • olive oil
  • 1 onion , diced
  • 1 carrot , diced
  • 1 leek , diced
  • 2 celery sticks, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • 75g mushrooms , sliced
  • 500g braising steaks , cubed
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 3 sprigs of thyme
  • beef stock , fresh, cube or concentrate made up to 750ml
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • a dash of Worcestershire sauce
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Per serving

293 kcalories, protein 30.9g, carbohydrate 13.4g, fat 13.3 g, saturated fat 3.8g, fibre 2.7g, salt 0.94 g

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