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Best Beef Casserole Recipe

This is literally the Best Beef Casserole Recipe. The joy of creating something so hearty and delicious, combined with the satisfaction of sharing it with those you care about, makes this more than just a meal—it's an experience.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine French
Servings 4
Calories 802 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg 2 pounds beef chuck, cut into cubes
  • 4 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 6-8 slices bacon cut into pieces
  • 1 medium white onion sliced
  • 2 medium carrot peeled and chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 can stout beer
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 3-4 bay leaves
  • 4-5 thyme sprigs
  • chopped parsley
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
  • Heat up vegetable oil in a skillet placed over medium-high heat.
    4 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • Season meat with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour and brown, working in batches, on both sides. Transfer onto a separate plate.
    1 kg 2 pounds beef chuck, cut into cubes, salt and pepper, ¼ cup flour
    frying beef to make the best beef casserole recipe
  • Lower the heat and cook bacon pieces until brown and crispy. Mix in onions and carrot and cook, stirring, for 10 minutes. Mix in garlic.
    6-8 slices bacon, 1 medium white onion, 2 medium carrot, 3 garlic cloves
    sautéing ingredients to make the best beef casserole recipe
  • Return the meat into the pan, add vinegar, sugar, beer and stock. Add bay leaves and thyme. Bring to a boil.
    2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, 2 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 can stout beer, 1 cup beef stock, 3-4 bay leaves, 4-5 thyme sprigs, chopped parsley
    covering the other ingredients with broth to make the best beef casserole recipe
  • Cover the pan with a piece of foil and transfer into the oven. Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes.
    final step of making the best beef casserole recipe before baking

Nutrition

Calories: 802kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 55gFat: 56gSaturated Fat: 19gPolyunsaturated Fat: 12gMonounsaturated Fat: 23gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 194mgSodium: 566mgPotassium: 1.185mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 5.193IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 82mgIron: 6mg
Keyword bacon, beef, casserole
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