Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, polenta beef casserole. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Polenta Beef Casserole is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Polenta Beef Casserole is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have polenta beef casserole using 27 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Polenta Beef Casserole:
- Make ready For The Polenta
- Make ready 750 ml water
- Take 500-700 g Green cabbage, shredded
- Get 120 g yellow cornmeal
- Get to taste Salt
- Make ready For The Mince Beef
- Make ready 1 drizzle of olive oil
- Take 1 medium onion, diced
- Make ready 3 medium carrots, grated
- Take 1 celery stalk, diced
- Make ready 500 g mince beef
- Get 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- Take 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- Get 2 tbsp mixed dried herbs
- Get 1 oxo cube
- Make ready 120 ml red wine
- Make ready 1 can tinned tomatos
- Get to taste Salt
- Make ready to taste Ground black pepper
- Take Bechamel Sauce
- Get 3 tbsp butter
- Get 2 tbsp plain flour
- Take 250 ml milk
- Get to taste Salt
- Take to taste Ground black pepper
- Make ready Pinch nutmeg
- Prepare Grated parmesan cheese, to sprinkle on top
Steps to make Polenta Beef Casserole:
- In a saucepan bring to the boil 500ml of water with a pinch of salt. Add the cabbage and boil on medium for about 20 minutes or until cabbage is really soft.
- In the meantime, heat the olive oil over medium heat-high heat and add the onion, carrots and celery. Sauté until vegetables are soft. Add the beef and season with salt and pepper. Then add the rest of the herbs and spices. Continue to cook until beef is no longer pink. Add in the wine, oxo cube, a splash of water and the tomatoes. Cook for about 45-60 minutes until vegetables and meat are really soft.
- Mix the cornmeal with about 250ml of water to avoid it clumping together. Reduce the heat to low and add the soaked cornmeal to the cabbage pot, whisk well and continue to cook stirring regularly for about 20-25 minutes until cornmeal mixture has thickened.
- To make the bechamel sauce, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and whisk in the flour and cook, stirring continously for about 2 minutes or so until mixture stars to bubble. Add in the milk and continuing to stir until the sauce has thickened. Season with salt and pepper.
- To assemble, place the polenta into a greased baking tray and spread evenly. Layer with the meat and spread evenly again. Lastly pour over the bechamel sauce and spread over the mince. Sprinkle with the parmasan.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes at 180c.
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