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Equipment
- Chopping boards
- knives
- peeler
- garlic crusher
- measuring spoons
- Casserole dish
- wooden spoon
- tongs
- plate
- measuring jug
- fork
- kettle
- Can opener
- oven gloves
- Saucepan
- colander
- grater
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Ingredients
- 600 g Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured braising steak
- 200 g Baby onions
- 2 Carrots
- 1 Celery stick
- 250 g Mushrooms
- 2 Garlic cloves
- Black pepper
- 100 g Pancetta
- 1 x 5 ml (1 tsp) Olive oil
- 1 x 410 g Can chopped tomatoes
- 1 x 15 ml (1 tbsp) Tomato puree
- 500 ml Boiling water
- 1 x Beef stock cube
- 2 Bay leaves
Parmesan potatoes
- 1 kg Maris piper potatoes
- 60 g Parmesan
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Method
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/ gas mark 4.
Prepare the vegetables:
- Peel the onions;
- Top and tail the carrots, peel and chop;
- Wash the celery and slice;
- Wipe the mushrooms and slice;
- Peel the garlic and crush;
- Peel the potatoes and slice.
Method
- On a separate chopping board (ideally red), cut the steak into cubes. Season with black pepper.
- Chop the pancetta. Remember to thoroughly wash your hands after handling raw meat.
- Heat the oil in a casserole dish, add the steak and brown.
- Remove the steak from the pan and place on a plate.
- Add the pancetta to the casserole dish and fry until golden. Remove the pancetta from the pan and place on the plate with the steak.
- Reduce the heat and add the onions, carrots, celery, mushrooms and garlic to the casserole dish. Mix and cook for 5 minutes.
- Make up the beef stock with boiling water.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, beef stock and bay leaves to the casserole dish. Mix well.
- Add the beef and pancetta to the casserole dish and mix well.
- Place the lid on the casserole dish and bring to the boil.
- Place the casserole dish in the oven and cook for 90 minutes.
- While the casserole is cooking, bring a saucepan of water to the boil and add the potatoes.
- Reduce the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
- Drain the potatoes and leave to cool.
- Remove the casserole dish from the oven and remove the lid.
- Carefully arrange the potatoes on top of the casserole.
- Grate the parmesan cheese and sprinkle on top of the potatoes.
- Cook in the oven for a further 10 minutes without the lid until the potatoes are golden.