Diced Braising Steak need some inspiration

[nannybooby]

I am batch cooking for when I go into hospital for a new knee ( hope it is thin and pointy not like my knobble potatoe knees that I have at present lol)

Have made chunky chilli , and beef borginon (opps spelling) but would like another idea ,OH does't like it too spicy and doesnt do pasta ,so would like something he coud have when I have the chilli

Any ideas?

[albaqwerty]

Boring suggestion. A steak Pie?

Hope your op goes really well and you're soon on the mend xxx

[EcclesCake]

Something like this http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/516541

or this

http://www.bbcgoodfoo...6/carbonnade-flamande

[nannybooby]

Thanks Alba had thoight of that but would have to buy pie dishes and was a bit worried about freezing raw pasty with cooked beef as haven't done that before.

[nannybooby]

Eccles have already done beef in red wine , so beef in beer might be a bit same y .Thanks for the links though

[mccfluff]

cottage pie?

[albaqwerty]

oooh Eccles has good ideas. And also posts some lovely tasty recipes.

I can't remember freezing a home made steak pie, I normally bung it in the oven after I've made the brute. :-)
I know you can get the small packets of pre-cooked puff pastry but there isn't that tasty soggy bit at the bottom of it.

[nannybooby]

Mcfluff its braing steak not mince! Maybe a hot pot topping(sliced pots) would b good though

[vodkancoke]

Fish pie
Lasagne
Steak Pie-freezing pastry is fine
I make all these dishes in the foil food trays you get in the supermarkets. You can just throw them out when fisnished and saves on washing up too!

You could also make meatballs or meatloaf which freeze really well.

[vodkancoke]

Sorry, must read title of question before posting! *blush blush blush!* xxx

[EcclesCake]

The daube recipe is a long way from being like a bourguignon and personally I'm not sure the carbonnade is that similar either. Changing the herbs and veg, including olives or capers are going to give a very different outcome.

You can buy individual foil take-away containers in most supermarkets. As long as the meat element is well chilled you can place a pieve of pastry n top of the eat in the foil dish and freeze. Then cook from frozen, not a perfect way but good enough.

[douglas9401]

Stew some in the slow cooker with some dark soy sauce for flavour. :)

[nannybooby]

Thanks for your ideas ,gad to laugh at the idea of capers and olives HE would spit them out !! He's Irish and deeply ditrustful of anything "foreign" ie not having spud in it somewhere.

[EcclesCake]

Fairy nuff, stick to beef in beer then serve it as a pie or casserole with mash or potatoes of your choice.

I spend my life hiding olives, capers, mustard, horseradish.........

[mccfluff]

no reason why you can't make cottage pie with braising steak call it beef pie with mash

[Anngel]

What about Carbonnade> Usual stew but with a big dollop of black treacle and a teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce. Yum

[LyndaB]

Put some plain flour in a bag and add salt and pepper. Add the meat and shake the bag to coat the meat in the flour. Quickly fry the meat to brown it all over, then put in a casserole dish. Add lots of veg. Put some stock (from a cube is fine) into the pan you have fried the meat in and stir to get all the bits stuck to the pan - they are full of flavour. Add the stock to the meat and veg, cover tightly with foil, then a lid. Cook in a very low oven for about 2 hours, or till meat is tender.