Beef And Chorizo Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup vegetable or olive oil
1 None cured chorizo sausage, thinly sliced
1 lb rump steak, sliced
1 (16 oz) jar pasta sauce
5 oz green beans, cut into 2 inch pieces
1 tbsp thyme leaves
2 None sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
5 oz sourdough bread, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
None None mixed salad, to serve

Preparation

Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a saucepan over moderate heat. Add chorizo and cook for 5 minutes or until browned. Add rump steak and cook for 5 minutes or until browned. Add pasta sauce and 2 cups of water. Bring to a simmer.
Reduce heat to low. Simmer gently for 20 minutes or until beef is just tender. Remove from heat. Stir in green beans and half the thyme. Let cool.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Cut 1 sheet of puff pastry into 4 strips. Arrange strips around edges of remaining pastry sheet to form a raised border.
Grease an 8 inch round ovenproof dish. Line the prepared dish with the dough. Trim edges and prick base with a fork.
Bake for 10 minutes or until light golden. Fill the pastry shell with cooled beef mixture and the level surface.
Combine sourdough bread, remaining oil and thyme in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle evenly over top of beef filling. Bake for 20 minutes or until bread is golden and crisp. Let stand in dish for 10 minutes
Serve with salad.