Beef Casserole With Spice

• 1 kg shin beef, cut into large chunks
• 100 g bacon, roughly chopped
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
• 2 medium onions, peeled and chopped
• 2 celery ribs, washed and chopped
• 1 cup tomato puree (or 2 T gently fried tomato paste)
• 1 -2 star anise
• 1 piece orange rind (use a potato peeler, wide strip)
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 2 turnips or 2 swedes, peeled and chopped

1. Perheat the oven to 200C.
2. Throw all the ingredients into a really big casserole.
3. Add enough water to cover (about 1 litre or a little less should be right) and about 2 teaspoons salt.
4. Turn the oven down to 160C, pop the lid on the casserole and cook for about 3 hours or so.
5. (Much of this time - about 1 hour - the casserole is coming up to heat so to speed things up you can bring it to a simmer on the stove in a flame proof dish).
6. Check for salt, add a few grinds of black pepper and serve.

shin beef, bacon, carrots, onions, celery, tomato puree, anise, orange rind, cinnamon, bay leaf, potatoes, swedes

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/beef-casserole-with-spice-256822 (may not work)