Christmas Eve Casserole

• casseroles
• main-courses

Cooking

2 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 ½ lbs Lean braising steak, cubed
• 1 tspn Dried Basil
• ¼ tspn Cinnamon
• Salt and Pepper
• 2oz Plain Flour
• 2 tbsp Oil
• ¾ Pint Beef Stock
• 12 Pickling Onions
• 6 Whole Cloves (stick cloves in onions)
• 6oz Sliced Mushrooms
• 2 medium Carrots, diced
• 1 x 6.5oz jar Cranberry Sauce
• 1 Red Pepper, diced
• 2 tbsp Lemon Juice

Method

1. Heat oil in large pan and saute meat to seal. Remove to casserole.
2. Add carrot, pepper and onions and cook for a few minutes, remove to casserole.
3. Add flour, basil and cinnamon to juices in pan and cook a minute. Add stock and cook until thickened. Pour over steak, mix well and cook in low oven gas 3, 325F, 170C for about 2 hours.
4. Add sliced mushrooms and stir in cranberry sauce and lemon juice. Season and return to oven for a further 30 minutes or until tender.