Welsh Beef Hotpot: Beef, potatoes, onions in a casserole.
The Welsh Beef Hotpot is a hearty and traditional dish from Wales featuring succulent beef, thinly sliced potatoes, and onions layered in a casserole and slow-cooked until tender. The meat is seasoned with fresh herbs such as thyme and rosemary and is often enriched with beef stock, creating a robust gravy that infuses the entire dish with flavor. The potatoes on top crisp up beautifully in the oven, providing a contrast in texture to the soft layers beneath. This hotpot is a perfect comfort food for chilly days and can be accompanied by steamed vegetables or crusty bread to complete the meal.
Experience the comfort of home cooking with this traditional Beef Hot Pot recipe, brought to you by What's For Tea. This savory, filling dish combines tender beef and soft, layered potatoes in a rich, herby gravy. It's perfect for those cooler days when you desire something hearty to warm you up from the inside out. Now, let's get cooking!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 pound of braising steak, diced
- 1/2 kilo of sliced potatoes
- 1 tablespoon of all-purpose or plain flour
- A pint of beef stock
- A couple of chopped carrots
- 2 diced onions
- 1 tablespoon of thyme
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Cooking oil (for searing beef)
- A knob of butter (for onions)
- Additional knobs of butter (for topping potatoes)
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Equipment: Oven, large pan, ovenproof dish, foil (if required)
Servings: 4
Instructions:
1. Preheat your oven to gas mark 3, or 325°F (160°C).
2. In a large pan, heat your cooking oil until hot, then sear the diced beef until browned on all sides, which helps to lock in the flavor.
3. Season the beef with salt and pepper to your preference and set it aside once browned.
4. In the same pan, melt a knob of butter. Add the onions and cook until they are soft and translucent, stirring to soak up the beef residues.
5. Introduce the chopped carrots to the pan and cook for a couple of minutes. (They'll continue to soften in the oven, so they don't need to be fully soft at this point.)
6. Sprinkle the tablespoon of flour over the vegetables, stirring to ensure they're fully coated, and cook for a minute.
7. Pour in the pint of beef stock, which will form the base of your gravy, thickening with the flour in the pan.
8. Return the seared beef to the pan, stir, and add the tablespoon of thyme. (Be cautious with thyme as it's strong – adjust to your taste.)
9. Transfer the beef and vegetable mixture into an ovenproof dish.
10. Arrange the sliced potatoes on top in overlapping layers and dot with knobs of butter to help achieve a crisp top.
11. Cover the dish with a lid or foil and bake in the preheated oven for around 40 minutes or until the potatoes are crisp and golden.
12. Remove from the oven, let it rest for a few minutes, then serve hot with your choice of greens like string beans or garden peas.
Cooking Tips:
Ensure the oil is hot before adding the beef for the perfect sear.
Baste the potatoes with the gravy from the beef mixture before baking for extra flavor.
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