Beef Casserole With Spice

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 kg shin beef, cut into large chunks
• 100 g bacon, roughly chopped
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
• 2 medium onions, peeled and chopped
• 2 celery ribs, washed and chopped
• 1 cup tomato puree (or 2 t gently fried tomato paste)
• 1 -2 star anise
• 1 piece orange rind (use a potato peeler, wide strip)
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 2 turnips or 2 swedes, peeled and chopped

Recipe

• 1 perheat the oven to 200°c.
• 2 throw all the ingredients into a really big casserole. add enough water to cover (about 1 litre or a little less should be right) and about 2 teaspoons salt.
• 3 turn the oven down to 160c, pop the lid on the casserole and cook for about 3 hours or so. (much of this time - about 1 hour - the casserole is coming up to heat so to speed things up you can bring it to a simmer on the stove in a flame proof dish).
• 4 check for salt, add a few grinds of black pepper and serve.