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     Title: Braised Beef And Musrooms (English)
Categories: Caserole, English
     Yield: 4 servings

     1 lb Chuck steak cut
          Into 2 inch pieces
 1-1/2 oz Butter
   1/2 lb Small onions
   1/2 lb Flat mushrooms
   1/2 ts Mixed herbs
     1    Bay leaf
     1 tb Flour
     2    Wineglasses of port wine
   1/2 pt Beef stock or water
          Salt and pepper

 Set oven to 350°F or Mark 4.  Using a flameproof casserole
 dish, melt 1 oz. of the butter and brown the meat on all sides.
 Remove from the dish and set aside. Peel the onions melt the
 remaining butter in the casserole and cook the onions for a few
 minutes. Stir in the flour, blend in the stock and continue stirring
 until boiling. Return the steak to the pan and add the port wine,
 herbs, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Stir until boiling. Put the lid on
 the casserole and cook in the oven for 1-1/2 hours or until the meat
 is tender. Slice the mushrooms and add to the casserole; cover again
 and cook for a further 1/2 hour.

 Serves 4.

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