Aussie Cooking

[bewdibools]

1 kg gravy beef or similar, cut into cubes
350gr carrots, cut into 5 cm pieces
2 small onions, peeled and halved lengthwise (leaving roots in tact on each half)
50gr oil
2 tlbspns plain flour
600ml beef stock
1 tlbspn tomato paste
1 lge clove garlic, crushed
2 bay leaves

Heat oil and brown meat well. Remove from pot. Lower heat and fry off vegies until lightly browned. Remove.

Sprinkle pan with the flour, stir along with the oil remaining in the pot, until the roux is light russet brown - this part is important as it imparts soooo much more flavour to the finished dish if you take the time to do this properly...

Stir in stock, tomato paste, garlic and bring to a boil. Readd meat and vegies with the juices and add bay leaves.

Pour into large casserole and cook in preheated 170C oven (150 fan forced) for about 2 1/2 hours.

Stir once during cooking time.

**This is the nicest casserole I've ever made, no other recipes for casseroles have come close and I have tried PLENTY.....

[aussiecook]

Hi bewdibool
Nice recipe.. will definitely try that. (probably in the crock pot)
I added it to the beef section of the recipes too http://www.aussiecooking.com.au/cook/Su ... cipes/Beef

[bewdibools]

I often do it in the crockpot myself.

It always turns out yum. You might want to reduce the liquid a bit though if you use the crockpot. Would be interested to hear if you like it once you've tried it.

[Sam]

My mother is known for her beef stew and this is something she might like. I'll pass it on.

[stan.cheeks]

On your recipe you talk about bay leaves. What are they and where can I get them?

[Spiritwolf]

On your recipe you talk about bay leaves. What are they and where can I get them?

Stan, Bay leaves are leaves from a Bay tree ( believe it or not ), You can buy them fresh or dried from Supermarkets, most actually, in the Herb and Spices section , or if you are lucky enough to have a tree or know someone that has a tree in their backyard, then you have it all at your finger tips, just grow,pick and use, its that simple, but I just go to my supermarket to get mine, I am not that lucky to know someone with a tree. You can use it in most things, just dont forget to take the leaves out before dishing it up and eating it, they are not very nice eating, they just add flavour to dishes, but its YUMMM.

[wandera]

I do a similar stew in the camp oven over ashes but i dont use stock cubes or flour, instead i use vegemite and hearty beef soup mix, i often use this on the last couple of days when we go camping but i tend to empty out what ever is remaining in the food box, including honey, peanut butter, corn, surprise peas or anything else that has survived the rest of the trip goes into it, i cook it up for a few hours just with heat on the top of the camp oven otherwise all the good bits stick to the bottom.
It tastes so much better the next day after the flavour has gone thru i usually add potatoes when i heat it up the next day to keep them from turning to mash. its great on a cold day, not that we get many of them up here LOL