Spicy Beef Casserole

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 kg beef, cubes (chuck,sirloin or shin)
• oil (for frying)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 6 tomatoes, skinned and finely chopped
• 30 ml sugar
• 5 ml cinnamon
• 3 ml ground ginger
• 3 ml turmeric
• 30 ml oil
• 30 ml vinegar
• 30 ml worcestershire sauce
• 125 ml tomato sauce
• 125 ml chutney
• 15 ml mild curry
• 2 ml mustard powder
• 30 ml apricot jam
• 1 bay leaf
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 160 ºc (325 ºf).
• 2 spray a fairly large ovenproof dish with non-stick spray.
• 3 fry the beef cubes in oil until golden brown.
• 4 season with salt and black pepper to taste.
• 5 transfer to the dish.
• 6 fry the onions in a little oil until soft and translucent.
• 7 add the tomatoes.
• 8 season with sugar, cinnamon, ginger and turmeric and stir-fry for a few minutes add to the meat and mix.
• 9 mix all the ingredients for the sauce and pour over the meat mixture.
• 10 mix, cover and bake in an ovenfor about 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until the meat is tender.
• 11 lovely with rice or mashed potatoes.