Spicy Beef Casserole

Submitted by Norahs Girl

"Comfort food for Winter!"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 kg beef, cubes (chuck,sirloin or shin)
• oil (for frying)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 6 tomatoes, skinned and finely chopped
• 30 ml sugar
• 5 ml cinnamon
• 3 ml ground ginger
• 3 ml turmeric

• SAUCE

• 30 ml oil
• 30 ml vinegar
• 30 ml Worcestershire sauce
• 125 ml tomato sauce
• 125 ml chutney
• 15 ml mild curry
• 2 ml mustard powder
• 30 ml apricot jam
• 1 bay leaf
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 160 ºC (325 ºF).
2. Spray a fairly large ovenproof dish with non-stick spray.
3. Fry the beef cubes in oil until golden brown.
4. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
5. Transfer to the dish.
6. Fry the onions in a little oil until soft and translucent.
7. Add the tomatoes.
8. Season with sugar, cinnamon, ginger and turmeric and stir-fry for a few minutes Add to the meat and mix.
9. Mix all the ingredients for the sauce and pour over the meat mixture.
10. Mix, cover and bake in an ovenfor about 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until the meat is tender.
11. Lovely with Rice or Mashed Potatoes.

Reviews

[steph_wood6]

Followed recipe, far too sweet for my taste :( Will try again, minus sugar and jam !

 

[grantvicki]

This tasted great. I substituted 1/2 cup sultanas, 1 cup chopped pumpkin and 1 Tbspn brown sugar for the chutney and the jam. I also threw all the sauce ingredients into the pan where I was cooking the tomatoes and onions. Later I added tinned borlotti beans, potatoes, carrots and peas.

 

[michelefaere]

Absolutely delicious and easy to make! I cooked it for well over two hours, until the meat was practically falling apart. I also found that it freezes well, and reheated it on the stove (rather than microwave) in order to thicken the sauce a little more. Have made it a couple of times, and it's definately in the favourites repetoire! We're big fans of both casseroles and curries, and this is a perfect blend of each! Thanks again!

 

[JustJanS]

I've had this in my cookbook since it was first published, but never made it. It was easy to make, from ingredients we always have on hand. It smelled fantastic as it cooked and tasted even better when we ate it. I made a couple of small changes-reduced the cinnamon as my spicy fruit chutney was quite cinnamony, and omitted the oil in the sauce as I couldn't imagine that would matter-and it didn't to us. I used the cheapest cut of beef from the shin and cooked it for just over 2 hours, and would like to try this with lamb shoulder as well. We ate this with horse radish mashed potatoes and steamed veggies.