French onion beef casserole with garlic-butter potatoes

Take the flavours of French onion soup and turn it into a main with this delicious beef casserole recipe. Loaded with veg, it will be a new favourite this winter.

French onion beef casserole with garlic-butter potatoes

Serves

6

Prep

15m

Cooking

3h

Ingredients

  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • 1kg Coles Australian Beef Diced or 1kg Coles Australian Beef Oyster Blade Steak, cut into 3cm pieces
  • 200g brown mushrooms, thickly sliced
  • 1 brown onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1 large carrot, peeled, coarsely chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, coarsely chopped
  • 1/4 cup (35g) plain flour
  • 40g pkt French onion soup mix
  • 1 1/2 cups (375ml) salt-reduced beef stock
  • 4 thyme sprigs
  • 50g garlic butter
  • 6 Coles Red Royale potatoes, cut into 1cm-thick slices
  • 1/2 cup (50g) shredded pizza cheese
  • Thyme sprigs, extra, to serve

Caramelised onion

  • 20g butter
  • 2 brown onions, thickly sliced
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 tbs brown sugar
  • 1 tbs balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tbs salt-reduced beef stock
  • 1 tsp thyme leaves

Method

STEP 1

Preheat oven to 150°C. Heat half the oil in a large casserole pan over high heat. Add one-quarter of the beef and cook, turning occasionally, for 2-3 mins or until brown all over. Transfer to a heatproof bowl. Repeat, in batches, with the remaining beef.

STEP 2

Heat half the remaining oil in the pan. Add the mushroom and cook, turning, for 5 mins or until golden. Transfer to the bowl. Heat remaining oil in the pan. Add the onion, carrot and celery and cook, stirring, for 5 mins or until onion softens. Return the beef and mushroom to the pan and sprinkle with flour. Cook for 1 min or until well combined. Add the soup mix, beef stock and thyme sprigs and bring to a simmer. Cover and transfer to the oven. Bake for 2 hours or until the beef is very tender.

STEP 3

Meanwhile, to make the caramelised onion, melt the butter in a large frying pan over low heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 mins or until the onion softens and begins to caramelise. Add the sugar, vinegar and stock and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 mins or until onion caramelises. Add the thyme and season with pepper.

STEP 4

Increase oven to 180°C. Heat the garlic butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the potato and cook for 2 mins each side or until the potato is golden.

STEP 5

Arrange potato and caramelised onion over the beef mixture. Bake, uncovered, for 20 mins or until the potato is tender. Sprinkle with cheese and bake for a further 10 mins or until the cheese melts and is golden. Sprinkle with extra thyme sprigs and season with pepper to serve.

Dietary information

Egg-free
Nut-free
Peanut-free
Sesame-free

Nutrition Information

Per Serve

Energy: 2597kJ/621 Cals (30%)

Protein: 49g (98%)

Fat: 25g (36%)

Sat fat: 11g (46%)

Carb: 44g (14%)

Sugar: 13g (14%)

Fibre: 10g (33%)

Sodium: 466mg (23%)

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