Comforting Beef Casserole

Name: Comforting Beef Casserole
Prep time: 3 h 15 min
Cook time: 3 h 15 min
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 bay leaves; 680 grams carrots, cut on the diagonal to give slanted oval slices; 2 kilograms stewing or chuck steak, diced; 118 milliliters flour; 2 teaspoons ground allspice; 907 grams onions, roughly chopped; 1 large orange, zested and juiced; 1 Tbsp dried sage leaves; 12 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 473 milliliters stout; 118 milliliters olive oil (not extra-virgin), or vegetable oil; 473 milliliters water

Comforting Beef Casserole might be just the main course you are searching for. This dairy free recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains around 34g of protein, 36g of fat, and a total of 534 calories. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. A mixture of ground allspice, onions, orange zest, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat 4 tablespoons of oil in a large saucepan or deep casserole, and fry the onions and carrots until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes.

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Carrot

Onion

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Remove the softened and oil-glossed vegetables to a bowl, and add the remaining oil to the pan.

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Vegetable

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Put the flour into a large freezer bag along with salt and pepper, sage, and allspice; add the beef pieces to the bag, tossing in the flour, before searing the meat in the pan. Do this in batches, browning the meat a little and removing all of the beef to a large dish as you go.

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Salt And Pepper

Allspice

All Purpose Flour

Beef

Meat

Sage

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Frying Pan

When all the meat is browned and out of the pan, whisk or stir in the orange juice and stout and let it come to the boil.

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Orange Juice

Stout

Meat

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Whisk

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Add the water and then return the meat and vegetables to the pan. Stir in the orange zest and bay leaves, bring to the boil and then turn the stew down to a soft simmer. Cover and cook for 2 1/2 hours. This is best reheated 1 or 2 days after, but if you are serving the stew on the same day, then add another half hour to the cooking time just to make sure the meat is soft, mellow and tender.

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Orange Zest