Slow Cooked Casserole

Winter is definately just around the corner, the temperature outside has dropped, (we had to scrape the car this morning!, ) but with it comes the temptation to hunker down with a plate of hot, warming, food.

Last night it was slow cooked beef casserole in a giant Yorkshire Pudding. Yum Yum!!

This was dead easy to make. Put a large chopped onion, some mushrooms, chopped potatoes and chopped carrot into a casserole dish. Place a chunk of beef shin on top and cover with beef stock. I also added a chilli for some extra heat but this is optional. Place in the oven and cook for three hours at 150 degrees.

I did this the night before and then left it in the fridge overnight. When we were ready to eat it, I carved the shin, put it in a large microwavable bowl with the vegetables and the stock and heated it on high for ten minutes whilst the Yorkshire Pudding was cooking. 

A great tasty meal that is so simple to cook yet so warming and filling and comforting. Who doesnt like a casserole at this time of year? The beef shin was melt in the mouth and the stock had taken on the heat of the chilli for some extra warming flavour.

If we were out on the boat we would have had this cooking in the slow cooker all day but putting it in the oven at home on a low heat for a long time works just as well.