Thai Beef Daube

Serves 6 - make 1 day in advance or freeze - improves flavour

Ingredients

5 tbsp sunflower oil

1.1kg stewing beef (or buy a topside joint and cut into cubes)

550g onions - chopped

50g ginger - grated

1 large red chilli - deseeded and chopped

2 tsp garam masala

4 garlic cloves - crushed

400ml can coconut milk

4 sticks lemon grass - bashed lightly

salt, pepper

25g butter

350g shiitake mushrooms

If you have, use an ovenproof/flameproof casserole so you can put straight into oven after hob.

Method

Heat 3 tbsp of oil and brown beef in batches over high heat. Set aside

Pour rest of oil into casserole

Add onions and cook - 10 mins

Add ginger, chilli, garam masala, and garlic and cook - 5 min

Return beef to casserole

Add coconut milk, 1/4 pint water and lemon grass. salt, pepper

Bring to boil - cover and simmer for 5 min

Put in oven at 170C for 1.5 hours

Heat butter in pan and add mushrooms - 5 mins

Season and stir into beef

Serve with rice or pommes puree.