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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook polenta beef casserole using 27 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Polenta Beef Casserole:
Get For The Polenta
Prepare 750 ml water
Take 500-700 g Green cabbage, shredded
Prepare 120 g yellow cornmeal
Prepare to taste Salt
Take For The Mince Beef
Make ready 1 drizzle of olive oil
Prepare 1 medium onion, diced
Prepare 3 medium carrots, grated
Make ready 1 celery stalk, diced
Take 500 g mince beef
Take 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
Get 1 tbsp chopped parsley
Make ready 2 tbsp mixed dried herbs
Take 1 oxo cube
Get 120 ml red wine
Get 1 can tinned tomatos
Make ready to taste Salt
Get to taste Ground black pepper
Take Bechamel Sauce
Get 3 tbsp butter
Prepare 2 tbsp plain flour
Prepare 250 ml milk
Take to taste Salt
Take to taste Ground black pepper
Make ready Pinch nutmeg
Take Grated parmesan cheese, to sprinkle on top
Steps to make Polenta Beef Casserole:
In a saucepan bring to the boil 500ml of water with a pinch of salt. Add the cabbage and boil on medium for about 20 minutes or until cabbage is really soft.
In the meantime, heat the olive oil over medium heat-high heat and add the onion, carrots and celery. Sauté until vegetables are soft. Add the beef and season with salt and pepper. Then add the rest of the herbs and spices. Continue to cook until beef is no longer pink. Add in the wine, oxo cube, a splash of water and the tomatoes. Cook for about 45-60 minutes until vegetables and meat are really soft.
Mix the cornmeal with about 250ml of water to avoid it clumping together. Reduce the heat to low and add the soaked cornmeal to the cabbage pot, whisk well and continue to cook stirring regularly for about 20-25 minutes until cornmeal mixture has thickened.
To make the bechamel sauce, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and whisk in the flour and cook, stirring continously for about 2 minutes or so until mixture stars to bubble. Add in the milk and continuing to stir until the sauce has thickened. Season with salt and pepper.
To assemble, place the polenta into a greased baking tray and spread evenly. Layer with the meat and spread evenly again. Lastly pour over the bechamel sauce and spread over the mince. Sprinkle with the parmasan.
Bake for 25-30 minutes at 180c.
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