Rustic Beef Casserole (Spicy)

Ingredients

• 500 g beef, cut into chunks (I used skirt but any stewing beef will do)
• 1 large onion, roughly chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, roughly chopped, slightly crushed
• 1/2 large courgette, large chunks
• 1/2 large bell pepper, large chunks
• 1/2-1 glass red wine
• 500 g new potatoes, cut in two
• mixed herbs
• bay leaf
• salt & fresh ground pepper (to taste)
• dried chilies (to taste)
• 1 vegetable stock, cube

• 1 (14 ounce) can chopped tomatoes

Directions

1. 1

   In a pan fry/seal-off the beef until nice and brown, a little bit crispy.

2. 2

   Remove beef from the pan into a large pot.

3. 3

   Add onions to the pan and fry them in the juices from the beef.

4. 4

   When the onions are getting soft, add the garlic.

5. 5

   When all the juices are gone and they are just about to burn, add onions and galic to large pot, with the beef.

6. 6

   Add to the pot: 4 large glasses of water. 1/2 to 1 large glass of red wine. stock cube. mixed herbs. salt and pepper. dried chillies. bay leaf.

7. 7

   Put the lid on the pot and simmer for 2 hours.

8. 8

   After 2 hours, add to the pot: courgette. bell pepper. chopped new potatoes. tin of chopped tomatoes.

9. 9

   Cook again for another 30 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked.

10. 10

    (Some crusty bread and a cool beer go excellently with this dish).