Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Speedy Polenta Beef Casserole
by Amelia Dunn
Polenta Beef Casserole
Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, polenta beef casserole. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook polenta beef casserole using 27 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Polenta Beef Casserole:
Get For The Polenta
Prepare 750 ml water
Get 500-700 g Green cabbage, shredded
Make ready 120 g yellow cornmeal
Prepare to taste Salt
Prepare For The Mince Beef
Take 1 drizzle of olive oil
Prepare 1 medium onion, diced
Prepare 3 medium carrots, grated
Prepare 1 celery stalk, diced
Get 500 g mince beef
Prepare 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
Make ready 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
Take to taste Salt
Take to taste Ground black pepper
Take Bechamel Sauce
Get 3 tbsp butter
Take 2 tbsp plain flour
Take 250 ml milk
Get to taste Salt
Get to taste Ground black pepper
Prepare Pinch nutmeg
Make ready Grated parmesan cheese, to sprinkle on top
Instructions 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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