Beef Hot Pot with Beer, Chestnuts and Smoked Bacon

Fri, 9 February 2018

Ingredients:

·         600g    Diced Beef

·         200ml  Thick Brown Gravy

·         150ml  Beer

·         250g    Chopped Chestnuts

·         150g    Diced Smoked Bacon

·         Onion Peeled and diced

·         Carrot Peeled and diced

·         Clove of Garlic Crushed

·         Bay leaf

·         Teaspoon of chopped thyme

·         Table spoon of Tomato Paste

·         4 Large Potatoes peeled & sliced, and blanched in boiling water for 3 minutes

·         Table spoon of melted butter

·         Table spoon of Worchester sauce

Method:

1                                           Heat an ovenproof dish over a high heat. Add a little vegetable oil and add the diced beef.

2                                           Toss and sauté for 2 minutes.  And add the bacon and toss again.

3                                           Add the onion, carrot, garlic and sauté and then add the tomato paste, the bay leaf, thyme, chestnuts, and the Worchester sauce and toss again.

4                                           Then add the gravy and the beer. Season and simmer for 10 minutes. Then cover the dish with the sliced potatoes and season.

5                                           Place the dish in the oven @ 160/170 degrees for 1.5 hours or until potatoes are golden brown and crispy.