Beef Casserole Base

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 1/2 kg beef chuck steaks, chopped
• 3 large onions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 1/4 liters beef stock
• 2 bay leaves

Recipe

• 1 heat a large pan.
• 2 reserve 1 tablespoon of the oil.
• 3 add remaining oil and steak in batches until all the meat is browned.
• 4 put the meat aside on a plate.
• 5 heat reserved oil and add the onions and garlic.
• 6 cook until onions are soft and lightly browned.
• 7 stir in the flour and cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes or until browned.
• 8 gradually add the stock and bay leaves, stirring to blend.
• 9 return the meat and any meat juices on the plate to the pan.
• 10 simmer, covered for 1 1/4 hours.
• 11 discard bay leaves and divide meat base into 3 equal portions.
• 12 these can be frozen for up to 3 months and are used as the bases for red wine casserole, mexican casserole and diane style casserole.