Cooking just got a whole lot tastier and easier with the new OXO #HerbsandMore range, little pots of fabulous flavour that add a bit of verve to all your cooking. OXO sent us the range for us to have a go at and said they were so simple to use even the kids could do it. So we put them to the test and we had a lot of fun.
Beef and Ale casserole recipe – the making
Beef and Ale casserole recipe
Like I said loads of fun and dad said the best casserole he’s tasted yet. It would also be perfect for batch cooking find out more on Frugal Family
- 3 tbsp seasoned flour
- 500g diced beef
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 250 g chopped mushrooms
- 2 onions finely chopped
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 150 ml good ale
- 300g beef stock
- 1 x Rosemary and Red wine Herbs & More
- To make the seasoned flour: Place circa 3 tbsp of plain flour in a pot, add a mixture of herbs and spices and mix. this time I added mustard powder, cayenne pepper, onion salt, black onion seeds, asafoetida, fleur de sel with grilled spices.
- Add the beef to the seasoned flour and coat on all sides.
- Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and brown the beef, put to one side.
- Add the mushrooms to the pan and fry for 2 minutes, add the onions and fry until softened.
- Add the balsamic vinegar to the pan. Transfer all to a casserole dish.
- Add the stock and the ale. Add the Herbs & More pot to the casserole and stir well.
- Cook in a slow cooker on high for 4 hours, on low for 8 hours.
- Cook in the oven 160C for about 2 hours
Chicken and vegetable risotto
But that’s not all, the girls took to cooking extremely well so one lunch time we made a Chicken and vegetable risotto with the Lemon and Thyme flavour pot.
Lasagna
Another time we made a delicious lasagna using the Rosemary and red wine pot. It was really tasty.
We’ve been adding them to all our favourite recipes
Fish and Roasted Vegetables with Roast garlic and parsley, Fish Pie with Tarragaon and chive. Cottage Pie
Vegetables will never taste bland again. Take a look at the many recipes on the OXO Herbs & More page
The OXO Herbs & More chefs at work
The sky’s the limit so have a go yourself. Tonight I’m making a Chicken, Ham and leek pie and I shall be adding a Lemon and thyme flavour pot to the mix too.
Disclosure: This post is in collaboration with BritMums and OXO, I have been compensated for my time. All opinions my own.