Typical cheltenham away for Mansfield ! Mags at Arsenal though. chelsea get a cushy draw as always, villa vs Liverpool though tasty.
Warm your cockles up this winter with this tasty Beef Casserole.... Ingredients 2 celery sticks, thickly sliced 1 onion, chopped 2 really big carrots, halved lengthways then very chunkily sliced 5 bay leaves 2 thyme sprigs, 1 whole and 1 leaves picked 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp butter 2 tbsp plain flour 2 tbsp tomato purée 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 2 beef stock cubes, crumbled 850g stewing beef (featherblade or brisket works nicely), cut into nice large chunks Method STEP 1 Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and put the kettle on. STEP 2 Put 2 thickly sliced celery sticks, 1 chopped onion, 2 chunkily sliced carrots, 5 bay leaves and 1 whole thyme sprig in a flameproof casserole dish with 1 tbsp vegetable oil and 1 tbsp butter. STEP 3 Soften for 10 mins, then stir in 2 tbsp plain flour until it doesn’t look dusty anymore, followed by 2 tbsp tomato purée, 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce and 2 crumbled beef stock cubes. STEP 4 Gradually stir in 600ml hot water, then tip in 850g stewing beef and bring to a gentle simmer. STEP 5 Cover and put in the oven for 2hrs 30 mins, then uncover and cook for 30mins – 1hr more until the meat is really tender and the sauce is thickened. STEP 6 Garnish with the picked leaves of the remaining thyme sprig.
Can’t get on with bay mate 1 to 2 is enough for me but what I do do I put my toms in herbs and olive oil and after about 3 months add 2 or 3 to the casserole, very nice
