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I love making a hearty dinner at the end of a long day. Sometimes, like with this beef hotpot, I like to prepare the meal in the morning and then have it to eat in the evening. A beef hotpot is a great way to use up lots of leftover vegetables and have a nutritious meal too. It’s SO simple and I have been preparing the base in the morning and then topping with potatoes just before putting into the oven. Be sure to check out my mealtime inspiration post for some other delicious recipes.
beef hotpot
Ingredients
- 400g casserole beef
- 1/2 tsp Salt & pepper
- 50 g Butter
- 2 large onions
- 4 carrots
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 600 ml beef stock
- 1 tsp Thyme
- 1/2 tsp Rosemary
- 700 g potatoes
Instructions
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Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 4 (180C). If your oven heats up really quick (like mine) you can skip this to save a bit of energy.
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Brown the beef in a little of the butter. Set this to one side. I had to do it in two batches.
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Fry onions in the same pan you browned the beef in. Once they have started to go translucent add the carrots.
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Cook the carrots and onions for a couple of minutes. Then sprinkle with the flour.
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Add the beef, salt & pepper, thyme, rosemary, and beef stock. Add the stock gradually over 1-2 minutes.
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Simmer for 5-10 minutes until it thickens up slightly.
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Place the finished mixture into a casserole dish.
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Wash your potatoes, leave the skins on if you want to eliminate food waste and slice. Spread across the top of the mixture to cover it completely. Dot with the rest of the butter. Place lid on your casserole dish. If you don’t have a lid then use tin foil – it’ll work the same!
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Cook at gas mark 4 (180C) for 1 hour. Remove the lid or tin foil and then cook for another 30 minute at gas mark 6 (200c). Voila! Enjoy.
This beef hotpot is the perfect Winter warmer and is ideal for the days when you have a little more time to wait for dinner, but want to spend minimal time prepping the food.
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It is years since I had a beef hotpot, I’m definitely going to give this recipe a try!
It’s lovely and really simple too!
Oh my i have to try this recipe ! its brilliant that it does not take a lot of time to make
Beef and potato are one of the few things that my fussy son will eat! And my non fussy son absolutely loves beef, so it would be a hit with him too. You can’t beat food like this in winter – warming, simple, and comforting!
That sounds so good! I’m definitely going to give this a try, I’ve hit a bit of a rut with meals at the moment and always seem to do the same things.
Easily done at this time of year isn’t it!
Now, this is my kind of hearty midweek meal! Love this, and it sounds so simple to make too. I’ll be trying this soon, thanks for the recipe! 🙂
This looks lovely! My mum used to make a recipe very similar to this one when I was younger, it was always so nice and warming in the winter! Perfect for chilly weather!
I love Beef Hotpot. Although the last one I had was an awful frozen chuck in the microwave job that probably cost more than it would to feed all of us. Haha!
This looks beautiful. I’ll be pputting it on my meal plan for next week. I’ve got some beef in the freezer. 🙂
Yay! Hope you enjoy it xx
Such a simple recipe! I’m not a massive lover of beef though – are there are any other meats you could substitute it for? maybe chicken or pork? x
Lamb goes great or even Quorn!
This recipe sounds very tasty. Love it!
I haven’t eaten beef hotpot in a very long time! This sounds so yum, and looks quite easy to make. I might have to make it soon! Thanks for sharing!
A beef hotpot is one of my favourite meals and perfect for cooler weather! Rosemary and Thyme work so well with it! Great recipe!
Thanks so much x
You could enjoy this with Quorn x
What about using Quorn instead?
Hope you enjoy it!
We love hotspot . This recipe looks delicious . Will definitely give it a go 🙂
This sounds like a great family meal and more importantly really easy to prepare and cook. One to add to the weekly meal plan I think