Beef and potato-top bake
Tender beef bake with crispy potato topping
4 - 5
Serves
20 mins
Prep Time
2 hrs 30 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Beef + Lamb New Zealand
Think of this dish as a delicious twist on a shepherd’s or cottage pot pie, using lovely chunks of beef (rather than mince), which are so tender they fall apart on your fork. Using cost-effective ingredients, it’s lovely and simple to make and tastes sensational.
Think of this dish as a delicious twist on a shepherd’s or cottage pot pie, using lovely chunks of beef (rather than mince), which are so tender they fall apart on your fork. Using cost-effective ingredients, it’s lovely and simple to make and tastes sensational.
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Ingredients
Filling
800g - 1kg Quality Mark gravy beef
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trimmed and cut into 2.5cm pieces
2 cups red wine
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1 onion
chopped
4 garlic cloves
crushed
1 leek
finely chopped
400g button mushrooms
sliced
1 cup beef stock
½ cup tomato paste
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1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
2 bay leaves
1 ½ Tbsp cornflour
mixed to a paste with 2 Tbsp water
Crunchy Potato Topping
1kg Agria potatoes
peeled and chopped into chunks
50g butter
½ cup grated cheese
½ cup breadcrumbs
Method
To Make Filling
To Make Crunchy Potato Topping
1
Preheat the oven to 160ºC conventional bake.
2
Heat a little oil in a large pan over a high heat. Add the beef in batches and brown all over, then transfer to a casserole dish.
3
Add the red wine to the pan; let it bubble rapidly for 30 seconds and pour over the meat.
4
Return the pan to a medium heat and add a dash more oil with the onion, garlic and leek and cook, stirring for 5 minutes.
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5
Add the mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes.
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6
Add the stock, tomato paste, mustard, bay leaves and cornflour mixture.
7
Stir to combine then pour over the meat in the casserole dish and stir.
8
Cover and bake in the oven for 2.5 - 3 hours, until the meat is tender.
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9
Cool while you prepare the potatoes (remove the bay leaves).
10
Increase the oven temperature to 200°C conventional bake.
Nutrition Information per Serving (749g)
This protein-rich dish contributes to bone and muscle health.
Energy
3371kJ (805 kcal)
Protein
59.2g
Total Fat
31.3g
Saturated Fat
13.3g
Carbs
46.8g
Dietary Fibre
g
Sodium
610mg
Iron
7.7mg
Zinc
12.7mg
Vitamin B12
5.1µg
