Easy Red Wine and Herb Casserole
"Slow cooker users know making a great tasting stew in your favorite cooking implement means you will come home to wonderful cooking aromas filling your house. All you need to accompany this rich casserole, is some creamy, mashed potatoes and maybe some roasted asparagus. Both are easy and quick to make. Start this preparation the day before to marinate the meat. You can use lamb, venison or chicken. Simply serve with mashed potatoes and maybe some garlic-roasted asparagus."
Serves8 People
Preparation Time20 min
Cooking Time8 hr
Ingredients
- 3 (3-pound) stewing beef or lamb, venison or chicken
- salt, ground sea
- black pepper, ground
- 2 teaspoon herbes de provence or oregano, rosemary, thyme
- 1 bottle pinot noir
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, brown, thinly sliced
- 4 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 stick celery, sliced
- 4 carrots, sliced
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Start by marinating the meat overnight. Generously sprinkle some salt and pepper and Herbes de Provence on a flat plate. Roll the diced meat through the mixture to season well. Place the meat in a bowl and add half the bottle of Pinot Noir. Stir, cover and refrigerate overnight.
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The next day using kitchen towel blot the meat pieces dry. Add the oil to a large, hot frypan and quickly sear the meat in batches on all sides. Reserve the cooked meat. When all meat is cooked, add the onion and garlic. Saute for 2 minutes. Add the celery, carrots and parsnip. Saute for a further 5 minutes.
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Place the vegetables in the crock pot. Add the browned meat, bay leaves and the remaining half bottle of pinot noir. Turn crock pot to low and cook for 4 hours. Add the quartered mushrooms. Cook for a further 4 hours on low.
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Serve with mashed potatoes and garlic-roasted asparagus.