Ladybirds Good Ol Braised Beef .

Ingredients

• 500 grams chuck steak - cut into 2 pieces
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 small - to medium brown onion - finely diced
• 1 sprig of rosemary
• 2 clove garlic - crushed
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 cup beef stock
• 2 cup water
• 2 small carrots - finely diced
• 1 tsp finely chopped parsley

Instructions

1. Place oven rack in centre of the oven then preheat the oven to 150C .
2. Season the beef with salt and pepper .
3. Then heat a heavy based pot over medium to high heat and add the 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the pot and next add the beef and cook turning as needed , for about 10 minutes or until the beef is browned a little on all sides , Then remove the beef from the pot and pour off all but 1tablespoon of the oil .
4. Add the onions , rosemary and the garlic to the pot and cook , stirring to scrape up the brown bits from the bottom and sides of the pot , for about 8-10 minutes or until onions are golden .
5. Reduce the heat to medium and add the vinegar , then the stock , ensuring you scrape up any remaining brown bits from the pot .
6. Return the beef to the water to just cover the meat , cover the pot with lid and transfer the pot to the oven and Braise in the preheated oven for 2 hours until meat is just tender .
7. Now increase oven temp to 190C , uncover the pot and cook for a further 30 minutes or until beef is tender and the sauce has reduced to a quarter of it's original volume .
8. Discard the rosemary and season well with salt and pepper and serve hot with reduced Braising liquid and garnish with parsley .
9. Enjoy .
10. :-) .
11. NOTE : you can Braise the beef up to 2 days ahead , then cool , cover and refrigerate till needed .
12. Then reheat , covered , over medium heat before serving .