Braised Beef with Onions

This is a handed down recipe from my lovely mum and it certainly cheers up a dark and dreary evening.  Long slow simmering is essential so that the meat melts in your mouth and is full of flavour.

Ready for the oven

Ingredients for 4 people
3-4 tbsp sunflower oil
750g braising steak
2 onions, peeled and thinly sliced
2 tbsp flour mixed with pepper and salt
500 mls beef stock
Salt and pepper
A bay leaf
A dash of Lea and Perrins
Roughly chopped root vegetables, optional.

Method
Preheat the oven to 130C.  Mix the flour with the salt and pepper and coat each steak with the mixture.  Add oil to a large frying pan and then add the steaks and fry until they are golden brown on each side.  Remove them to a casserole dish.  To the dish add the sliced onions, bay, lea and perrins and extra pepper if you like.  Finally add the stock and veg (if using them) and place in the oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until the meat is juicy and tender.  Beautiful comfort food served with fluffy mashed potatoes.