Beef Carbonade
By: Anonymous
Published: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 7:14pm

Ingredients




1 kg beef, topside
salt, pepper
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup beef stock
1 cup red wine
1 cup beer
3 onions, medium
3 slcs bacon
2 cups mushrooms
1 tablespoon cornflour
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped

Preparation

1 Peel and cut onion into 3cm squares. 2 Cut bacon into 3cm squares. 3 Slice mushrooms. 4 Cut beef into 3cm cubes, season with salt and pepper. 5 Heat butter in a heavy frypan and saute beef over high heat to brown. Cook in 2 or 3 batches to prevent overcrowding. Transfer meat to a casserole dish. 6 Add onions, bacon and mushrooms to pan and cook gently 3 minutes to soften. Add wine, beer and stock, bring to the boil and pour over the beef. 7 Cover and cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hours in oven at 180C/350F until beef is tender. 8 Pour off liquid into a pan, bring to the boil and thicken with cornflour dissolved in a little cold water. Stir in chopped parsley and pour back over beef. 9 Serve with baby carrots and potatoes. 10 Great winter dish