Scottish Hot Pot Food

SCOTTISH HOT POT

Steps:

• In a 4 qt casserole, mix tomato paste, port wine, salt and 1 1/2 cups water, set aside.
• Mix flour and 1/4 tsp dried thyme.
• Coat beef chunks with flour mixture.
• In 10-inch skillet over medium heat in hot oil, cook beef chunks until brown on all side.
• Remove with a slotted spoon and place in tomato mixture.
• Cover and Bake at 375 degrees for 1 1/2 hour.
• Using the same skillet, add olive oil and cook onions until browned and tender, set aside.
• During last 15 minutes of baking the beef, cut veal sausage into bite-sized pieces.
• Cut unpeeled potatoes into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• Cut unpeeled apples into thin wedges.
• Remove casserole from oven.
• Layer half of potato slices, half of sausage pieces, half of apple wedges.
• Repeat layering.
• With spoon, gently push mixture into liquid in casseroleuntil potatoes are completely covered with liquid.
• Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp dried thyme.
• Cover and bake 1 1/4 hour longer or until beef and potatoes are tender.