Honey and Ale Glazed Beef
Ingredients:
- 1kg piece braising steak
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
- 2 onions, peeled and chopped
- 2 sticks celery, chopped
- 500ml pale ale
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 500ml beef stock
Method:
Cut the meat into 4cm thick pieces.
Heat a tablespoon of the oil in a large frying pan until smoking hot.
Add half the beef and seal on all sides, season with salt.
Transfer to a casserole dish and add 100ml of the ale. Cook for 30 seconds and add to casserole. Repeat with remaining beef and ale.
Fry the onions and celery in the remains tablespoon of oil until golden. Add to the casserole with the stock.
Cover and place in a 160oc oven for about 3 hours or until fork tender.
Boil the remaining ale with the honey to a syrup. Add the juices from the beef and boil to a spoon coating sauce.
Spoon over the beef.
Stuffed Mushrooms with Garlic and Seeds
Ingredients:
- 300g mushrooms
- 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 25g butter
- 50g mixed seeds
- Handful chopped parsley
- 25g grated smoked cheddar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Method:
Set oven to 200oc.
Remove stalk from mushrooms and chop finely.
Cook the onion and garlic in the butter until golden and add mushroom stalks.
Cook until soft and add seeds and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
Press into mushroom cavities.
Place on a lightly oiled tray.
Drizzle over oil and scatter cheese on top.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Serve hot.
