Beef Porcini And Onion Stew Food

SAVORY BEEF AND ONION STEW (HACHéE)

Steps:

• Brown the onions and the flour in the butter in a saucepan.
• Add stock gradually, stirring all the time. Add bay leaves and cloves and simmer for five minutes with the lid on the pan.
• Add the vinegar and the diced meat.
• Simmer for another hour.
• Mix the cornflour with a little water. Add this to the stew to thicken the sauce. Simmer for five minutes, stirring continuously.
• Make it to taste with a little pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
• Serve with mashed or boiled potatoes and red cabbage with this dish.

BEEF AND ONION STEW

Steps:

• Dredge meat in flour; brown in butter in a Dutch oven. Add the onion and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Add broth, vinegar, tomato paste and seasonings. Cover and simmer for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until meat is tender. Serve over rice or noodles.

BEEF AND ONION POT PIE/STEW

Steps:

• Strip any fat off the meat then cut into medium dice, prepare all the vegetables.
• Place the flour in a large plastic bag, then add half the meat, shake it about and get all the meat coated then do the same with the other half.
• Using either a frying pan or skillet, add half the oil and seal the meat, in two batches then set to one side.
• Heat the remaining oil in a large saucepan adding the onion, celery and garlic, cooking slowly for 3-4 minutes.
• Add the stock cubes, tomato puree, herbs, pepper and salt and the water ( do not add it all if you feel it will be too much ) and bring to the boil.
• Add the meat and simmer for 45 minutes this is where you can add the remaining water, but it should not quite cover the ingredients) then add the diced carrot. cook for a further 15 minutes Stir occasionally. Thicken if you feel the gravy is on the thin side.
• For a Pot pie, pre heat the oven to 200c.
• Using about 250 grams of pasty roll out until quite thin. place ingredients in the pie dish and cover with the pastry in the usual way. I only use pastry as a lid, I dont line the pie with pastry as well. Cook in the oven for at least 30 minutes.
• serve with mashed potatoes and a vegetable of your choice if serving as a casserole serve with vegetables of your choice.