Hearty Beef Casserole

I forgot that I loaned my slow cooker to my Mum and had planned to do one this morning - oops! So, I googled for a beef casserole recipe you can do in the oven and this should work perfectly and it will be ready when we get back from swimming lessons.

Hearty Beef Casserole (click this to link to the original recipe at Best Recipes - there's some good ideas on the comments section)

3 tbsp olive oil
1 onion chopped
2 tsp garlic, crushed
1kg chuck steak, cubed 2.5m
2.5 tbsp gf plain flour
2 cups allergen free beef stock
400g can chopped tomatoes
2 carrots sliced
1/2 cup peas
1/2 cup corn kernels
3 bay leaves
1/3 cup chopped parsley

Preheat oven to 160degrees celcius. Heat 1 tbsp oil over medium heat in a stove-top safe casserole dish. Add garlic and onion and cook until soft. Remove to a plate.

Toss meat in flour and season with salt and pepper. Increase heat to high and add 1.5 tbsp oil to the dish and then add half the meat.

Cook, stirring until browned. Remove to plate and repeat with the rest of the oil and meat. Remove to plate.

Add 1 cup of stock to the dish and bring to the boil, stirring to dissolve the flour mixture on the dish. Then add everything into the dish. Bring to the boil, cover and place in oven.

Bake for 1.5-2 hours or until tender. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in parsley and serve. I plan to serve mine with rice but mashed potatoes is suggested on the original recipe.

Use only 1 cup stock if using a slow cooker.