#casserol

Cazuela de Vacuno (Traditional Chilean Meat Casserol)

This dish is perfect for a cold day! 

Let's do it! 

Ingredients: 

Oil for frying 

600-800g diced stewing beef 

1 onion cut in to quarters 

1 carrot cut into strips 

Salt snd pepper 

Oregano 

Cumin 

Parsley 

1/2 cup of green beans 

4 potatoes 

4 slices of pumpkin 

4 slices of corn on the cob 

3 tablespoons of rice 

Corriander.

Directions: 

1. In a big pot fry the meat in the oil until brown for approximately 8-10min 

2. Add the onion and carrot and cook fry for a further 5 min 

3. Add the salt, pepper, oregano and cumin and cook for a further 1 min 

4. Add 6-8 cups of cold water and bring to the boil 

5. Add the potatoes, pumpkin, green beans, corn on the cob, rice, parsley and more water if necessary. Simmer on a low heat for 1 to 2 hours until the sauce has thickened up a bit and it tastes delicious.

1 large head cabbage 1 1/2 pounds ground beef (or meat loaf mix) 2 cups cooked instant or minute rice 2 (26 ounce) jars tomato sauce Butter Salt and pepper Onion powder Garlic powder

Chop the cabbage into bite-size chunks. In a large frying pan or a Dutch oven, add enough butter to cover the bottom and then some. Fry the cabbage until it is tender, but not too mushy. When done, put in a large bowl and hold for later in recipe.

Using the same fry pan or Dutch oven, fry ground beef until cooked.

In a saucepan, cook rice. Mix meat and rice together adding salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and some of the tomato sauce to moisten the mixture.

Cover the bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with about 1/4 inch tomato sauce, then layer cabbage, meat and rice mix and tomato sauce until pan's full. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.

This feeds about 6 people or 3 people with days of leftovers.

1 large head cabbage 1 1/2 pounds ground beef (or meat loaf mix) 2 cups cooked instant or minute rice 2 (26 ounce) jars tomato sauce Butter Salt and pepper Onion powder Garlic powder

Chop the cabbage into bite-size chunks. In a large frying pan or a Dutch oven, add enough butter to cover the bottom and then some. Fry the cabbage until it is tender, but not too mushy. When done, put in a large bowl and hold for later in recipe.

Using the same fry pan or Dutch oven, fry ground beef until cooked.

In a saucepan, cook rice. Mix meat and rice together adding salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and some of the tomato sauce to moisten the mixture.

Cover the bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with about 1/4 inch tomato sauce, then layer cabbage, meat and rice mix and tomato sauce until pan's full. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.

This feeds about 6 people or 3 people with days of leftovers.

1 large head cabbage 1 1/2 pounds ground beef (or meat loaf mix) 2 cups cooked instant or minute rice 2 (26 ounce) jars tomato sauce Butter Salt and pepper Onion powder Garlic powder

Chop the cabbage into bite-size chunks. In a large frying pan or a Dutch oven, add enough butter to cover the bottom and then some. Fry the cabbage until it is tender, but not too mushy. When done, put in a large bowl and hold for later in recipe.

Using the same fry pan or Dutch oven, fry ground beef until cooked.

In a saucepan, cook rice. Mix meat and rice together adding salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and some of the tomato sauce to moisten the mixture.

Cover the bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with about 1/4 inch tomato sauce, then layer cabbage, meat and rice mix and tomato sauce until pan's full. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.

This feeds about 6 people or 3 people with days of leftovers.

1 large head cabbage 1 1/2 pounds ground beef (or meat loaf mix) 2 cups cooked instant or minute rice 2 (26 ounce) jars tomato sauce Butter Salt and pepper Onion powder Garlic powder

Chop the cabbage into bite-size chunks. In a large frying pan or a Dutch oven, add enough butter to cover the bottom and then some. Fry the cabbage until it is tender, but not too mushy. When done, put in a large bowl and hold for later in recipe.

Using the same fry pan or Dutch oven, fry ground beef until cooked.

In a saucepan, cook rice. Mix meat and rice together adding salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and some of the tomato sauce to moisten the mixture.

Cover the bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with about 1/4 inch tomato sauce, then layer cabbage, meat and rice mix and tomato sauce until pan's full. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.

This feeds about 6 people or 3 people with days of leftovers.