Braised Beef Recipe Ingredients

20g/ ¾ oz butter or margarine
1 leek, washed and sliced (approx. 150g/5 oz)
125g/ 4 ½ oz braising steak, cut into cubes
1 tablespoon flour
100g/ 4oz button mushrooms, sliced
275g (10 oz) sweet potato, peeled and chopped
250 ml/8 fl oz chicken stock
Juice of 1 orange (about 120 ml/ 4 fl oz)

Braised Beef Recipe Method:

Melt the butter or margarine in a flameproof casserole and sauté the leek for about 4 minutes until softened.

Roll the meat in the flour; add to the leek and sauté until browned. Add the mushrooms and sauté for 1 minute.

Add the sweet potato, stock and orange juice.

Bring to the boil and transfer to an oven preheated to 180C/250F/Gas 4 for 1 ½ hours or until the meat is tender.

Blend to the desired consistency using as much of the cooking liquid as necessary.

Information:
Makes 6 portions
From 7 months