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Beef Stew Gratin

Sounds very good, on my to cook list. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 500 grams beef, cubed
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • olive oil, as needed
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1-2 carrots, diced
  • 2 stalks import celery, diced
  • 2 tablespoons tomato puree
  • pinch dried rosemary
  • 200 grams tomatoes, chopped
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 1 1/4 cups beef stock, fresh or from powder
  • 2 potatoes, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • salt, pepper, thyme, as need and to taste
  • 50 grams Gruyere cheese, or Swiss cheese, shredded

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 180 C. You will need a deep oven proof pan with a oven proof lid, if no lid, just use foil.
  • Add salt and pepper to the flour and coat the cubed beef. Brown the beef in the deep ovenproof pan with a splash of olive oil. Remove the beef from pan.
  • Add a bit more oil to the same pan and cook the onions until translucent, then add the carrots and celery and cook for another 3-5 minutes, then add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes more.
  • Add in the tomato puree and rosemary and stir in, cook for a further 2-3 minutes. Add the chopped tomato and cook for 2 minutes. Add the red wine, simmer to reduce slightly. Add the beef stock and allow to reduce for about 10 minutes.
  • Cover the pot with a lid and place in the oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
  • Remove from the oven and remove the lid or foil. Give the stew a quick mix, smooth out the stew and cover with thinly-chopped peeled potatoes, arranged so they are overlapping slightly. Drizzle with the butter, and season to taste with salt, pepper, and dried thyme.
  • Increase the oven temp to 200 C, leave the pan uncovered and place in the oven again and bake for another 45 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
  • Remove from the oven, sprinkle the Gruyere cheese over the potatoes. Place the oven again for 5 to 10 minutes on until the cheese is bubbly.
  • Serve.

Notes

Figure about 100 Baht for the beef, the cheese in minimal. For 6 servings, this is about 50 cents per serving.
Shortcut: Tenderizing Beef with Tomatoes.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Stephen Connell.
United States.