Diced Braising Steak - any ideas?

[jennifer_cro]

Hi

Any new ideas for cooking the above aside from stews/casseroles etc.

Thanks

[filthiestfis]

well that meat is ideal for stews and casseroles because it takes hours to cook so anything else wont work!

[f03nix]

My mum used to stew braising steak, onion and carrots with bisto beef gravy powder mixed with a big dollop of marmite. I remember that as being my favourite childhood meal, made the house smell lovely. Mashed potatos and dumplings mandatory!

[jiggy-gb]

I use braising steak in my chilli for a nice change from mince.

[spanner7853]

beef stifado. an alternative lovely greek stew

Preparation time: 30 mins / Cooking time: at least 3 hours

Ingredients

The following recipe will feed 6 hungry guests!


1.5 Kgs Stewing or chuck steak
100g plain flour
At least 1/2 bottle of good, rich red wine
2 Tbsp (30ml) red wine vinegar
3 Cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
800g baby onions or shallots
Olive oil for frying
1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
3 Bay leaves
1 tsp ground allspice
2 Tbsp tomato puree
200ml beef stock (made with oxo / stock cube)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preheat the oven to 160 deg C / Gas mark 3

Cut your beef into large chunks, the bigger the better, but around 2" is about right. Season the flour with plenty of black pepper and a bit of salt, and coat the chunks of beef. In a fairly hot pan, heat the olive oil and when hot, fry your chunks of beef until sealed on all sides and slighty browned. These can be done in batches of a few at a time if required. Put into a large casserole or a pot with a lid when done.

Add some more oil to the pan and fry the onions (chopped in half if they're too big) over a medium heat until they start to brown - about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and fry for a further minute. Put this into the casserole with the beef. Pour the wine into the pan, add the red wine vinegar, cinnamon, ground allspice and heat until it just begins to boil. Add this to the casserole along with the beef stock and the bayleaves. Stir in the tomato puree.

Put the lid onto your brimming casserole and whack it into the oven. Grab yourself the other half bottle of wine and marinate your throat and stomach in it. Occasionally disturb yourself to give the stifado a stir. It will take at least 3 hours to cook, but 4 will be better and 5 won't hurt it! When it's done, the meat should be

[jennifer_cro]

spanner - that sounds gorgeous - thanks

[Kim A]

Potted Beef?

Slow cooker works well, otherwise very slow oven (gas 1 or 2).
Dice 1lb beef, add 4oz butter, some pepper, three chopped anchovy fillets and freshly grated nutmeg and cook in a tightly covered casserole dish for 4-5 hours or until completely soft. Check it now and again. If it looks a little dry, add a tablesppon of water - but not unless absolutely necesary. When cooked and really soft, blend in a processor until smooth, put into jars or little dishes and chill. Eat on hot buttered toast or in sarnies. It's good old beef paste, but even more delicious!