Beef, Mushroom and Thyme Casserole

 

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons oil of your choice
• 500g good quality beef, cut into chunks
• 1 white onion
• 1 cup (130g) button mushrooms, halved
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
• 3 carrots
• 2/3 cup (85g) frozen peas
• 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon fresh or dried thyme
• 200ml beef stock

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan over a medium - high heat and brown the beef. Place in a casserole dish once browned. 
3. Wipe out the frying pan and heat the remaining oil, soften the onion over a medium-low heat. Add in the mushrooms, garlic and paprika and fry for a couple of minutes. Stir in the cubed potatoes, carrots, peas, tinned tomatoes and thyme, then pour in the stock. Add all the ingredients from the pan to the browned beef in the casserole dish and give it a gentle stir. 

Cook for 1 hour 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes and carrot are cooked through.

Enjoy !!