Beef Stew With Green Peppercorns - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 1/4 lbs chuck steaks, trimmed, cut into 3cm chunks
1 onion, chopped
2 sticks celery, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
4 slices streaky bacon, chopped into 1in chunks
3 tablespoons green peppercorns
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
1 1/4 cups dry white wine
2/3 cup beef stock
2 bay leaves

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 300\u00b0F Heat the oil in a casserole pan set over a high heat and tip in the meat. Fry the meat until browned before removing from the pan. Leave on one side.
Lower the heat and fry the onion, celery, garlic and bacon until lightly coloured.
Crush 2 tablespoons of the peppercorns, using a pestle and mortar before adding them to the pan along with the parsley. Stir in the wine and stock and add the bay leaves.
Cover with a lid and bake in the oven for 11/2 - 2 hours.
Add the remaining tablespoon of peppercorns at the end of cooking and serve the meaty casserole with potatoes.