Basic Beef Slow Cooker Casserole

Name: Basic Beef Slow Cooker Casserole
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 kg blade steak, trimmed and cubed; 2 onions, chopped; 2 beef stock cubes, crumbled in 1 cup of hot water; 2 carrots, sliced; 1 parsnip, sliced; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 bouquet garni; 30 g soft butter; 2 tablespoons all purpose flour; parsley (to garnish)

11 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 kg blade steak, trimmed and cubed
2 onions, chopped
2 beef stock cubes, crumbled in 1 cup of hot water
2 carrots, sliced
1 parsnip, sliced
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 bouquet garni
30 g soft butter
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
parsley (to garnish)

Directions

1

Heat the oil in a large frying pan.
2

Pat steak cubes dry with a paper towel and add to pan, brown on all sides.
3

Add onion to pan and saute until soft.
4

Place the stock in to the slow cooker along with the meat and onion mixture, add the sliced carrots and parsnip, salt and pepepr and bouquet garni.
5

Cook for approximately 7-8 hours on low or 6-7 on high.
6

Remove bouquet garni.
7

Blend the butter and flour together thoroughly and stir into the hot casserole a dab at a time to thicken.
8

Serve with creamy hot mashed potatoes (or rice) and garnish with the parsley.