Ladybirds Good Ol Braised Beef .
- 500 grams chuck steak - cut into 2 pieces
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small - to medium brown onion - finely diced
- 1 sprig of rosemary
- 2 clove garlic - crushed
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 cup beef stock
- 2 cup water
- 2 small carrots - finely diced
- 1 tsp finely chopped parsley
- Place oven rack in centre of the oven then preheat the oven to 150C .
- Season the beef with salt and pepper .
- Then heat a heavy based pot over medium to high heat and add the 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the pot and next add the beef and cook turning as needed , for about 10 minutes or until the beef is browned a little on all sides , Then remove the beef from the pot and pour off all but 1tablespoon of the oil .
- Add the onions , rosemary and the garlic to the pot and cook , stirring to scrape up the brown bits from the bottom and sides of the pot , for about 8-10 minutes or until onions are golden .
- Reduce the heat to medium and add the vinegar , then the stock , ensuring you scrape up any remaining brown bits from the pot .
- Return the beef to the water to just cover the meat , cover the pot with lid and transfer the pot to the oven and Braise in the preheated oven for 2 hours until meat is just tender .
- Now increase oven temp to 190C , uncover the pot and cook for a further 30 minutes or until beef is tender and the sauce has reduced to a quarter of it's original volume .
- Discard the rosemary and season well with salt and pepper and serve hot with reduced Braising liquid and garnish with parsley .
- Enjoy .
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- NOTE : you can Braise the beef up to 2 days ahead , then cool , cover and refrigerate till needed .
- Then reheat , covered , over medium heat before serving .
olive oil, brown onion, rosemary, clove garlic, balsamic vinegar, beef stock, water, carrots, parsley
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/366656-ladybirds-good-ol-braised-beef (may not work)