Braised Beef In

Total Time: 3 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/4 kg chuck steaks
• 25 g butter
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 3 onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon
• 600 ml
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 2 sprigs rosemary
• 1 teaspoon vegemite
• 500 g baby carrots
• 500 g eggplants, cut into bite-sized pieces
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 6 mushrooms, medium sized
• 2 tablespoons chopped basil
• 1 sprig basil
• rind of half a lemon, shredded
• 6 kalamata olives

Recipe

• 1 cut the steaks into 5 x 7cm pieces.
• 2 heat the butter and oil in a large casserole dish or pot.
• 3 add the beef and fry until well browned. it is ok if the bottom of the pan gets brown and sticky, but dont let it burn.
• 4 add the onions and cook until beginning to soften. you will see the brown sticky stuff at the bottom of the pan start to dissolve and come away.
• 5 add the .
• 6 add the , vegemite (dissolved in a little water) sprigs of thyme and rosemary, carrots, eggplant, and salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 bring to the boil and cook very gently for about 3 hours, until the meat is very tender. add the whole mushrooms for the last 30 minutes.
• 8 remove the sprigs of rosemary and thyme.
• 9 mix the chopped basil and lemon rind together and sprinkle over the top.
• 10 scatter over the olives and garnish with the basil sprig.
• 11 serve with crusty bread or mashed potato.