Try Spiced Beef Pot For A Comforting And Appetizing Winter Dinner

Spiced Beef Pot is delicious and comforting for a perfect winter dinner.This Beef Pot is slowly cooked with roasted  vegetables and beef brisket, releasing its juices taste and instantly melts in your mouth. The recipe is very simple but requires a few hours for braising. This recipe will make your kitchen smell amazingly good with its aromatic spices smell. 

Spiced Beef

Spiced beef is a form of salt beef, a traditional festive dish for many countries, mainly England and Wales. It is cured with spices and braised for an extraordinary taste.In England and Wales it has been known for more than 300 years and In Ireland it remains a traditional Christmas or New Year dish.

The Spiced Beef recipe was given by John Simpson in his book A Complete System Of Cooking in 1806 and he said  “This is more a Christmas dish, than any other time of the year, not but it may be done any time, and is equally good.” 

Ingredients 

The Ingredients to make perfect Beef Pot includes, 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 brown onion, sliced; 2 yellow peppers, thickly sliced; 2 red peppers, thickly sliced; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 2 mixed chillies, shredded; 1kg (2lb 4oz) beef brisket ; 2 tbsp harissa paste; 75ml (3fl oz) soy sauce; 600ml (1pt) hot beef stock; 2 star anise; 10g (1/2oz) ginger, peeled and sliced; carrot and swede mash, to serve

It can be served with potatoes, red cabbage and rich gravy for its rich taste.

Recipe of Beef Pot 

1. Preheat the oven to gas 3, 170°C, fan 150°C.
2. Heat half the oil in a large flameproof casserole dish over a medium to high heat. Add the onion, peppers, garlic and chillies and cook for 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer to a plate, cover with foil and set aside.
3. Add the remaining oil to the pan and seal the brisket by turning it in the oil until evenly brown all over.
4. Carefully spread the beef with the harissa paste, then pour over the soy sauce and hot stock. Stir in the star anise and ginger, cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 2 hours.
5. Remove the lid and stir in the onion and pepper mixture. Return the casserole dish to the oven without the lid and cook for a further 1 hour. Serve with carrot and swede mash.

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