Seaman's Beef

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 3 onions, thinly sliced
• 750 g stewing beef (cut into strips)
• 1 kg waxy potato, thinly sliced
• 300 ml beef stock
• 275 ml
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 190 degrees c and oil a 2.5 liter oven proof casserole.
• 2 heat half the oil in a heavy based frying pan. fry the onions gently until soft, remove from pan.
• 3 add the remaining oil and fry the meat in batches until browned.
• 4 arrange a third of the potatoes on the bottom of the pan, then top with half of the meat and onions. season with salt and pepper as you go.
• 5 top with another third of potatoes, the rest of the beef and onions and season again. finish with the last layer of potatoes.
• 6 deglaze the fring pan used with the stock and , so that any flavour still in the pan won't be lost.
• 7 pour over casserole, cover and bakefor 1 hour. remove the lid and bake a further 30 mins until potatoes are soft and crisp on top. place under a hot grill to crisp the top if needed. serve hot sprinkled with parsley.