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186 Braised beef Serves 4 | Preparation time: 145 minutes Ingredients For the joint: 1 tbsp. oil 1 tsp. salt Pepper 1 kg beef (suitable for braising), ready to cook 200 g carrots | coarsely diced 2 onions | coarsely diced 50 g celery | coarsely diced 1 bay leaf 500 ml beef stock 500 ml water For frying: 1 tbsp. oil For the sauce: 250 ml water 125 g crème fraîche 1 tsp. cornflour ½ tbsp. water | cold Salt Pepper Accessories: Gourmet oven dish with lid Sieve Hand-held blender Preparation Start the Automatic programme or pre-heat the oven. Heat the oil in the Gourmet oven dish. Sear the beef all over (approx. 1 minute per side). Remove the beef from the dish. Mix together the oil, salt and pepper and coat the beef with the mixture. Sauté the vegetables in the Gourmet oven dish. Add the beef and bay leaf. Pour over half of the water and half of the beef stock. Place the Gourmet oven dish in the oven, cover it and roast. After 105 minutes, pour over the remaining beef stock and water and after a further 10 minutes, take off the lid. To make the sauce, remove the beef and bay leaf. Add water as required. Place the vegetables and juices in a saucepan and make a purée. Pass the purée through a sieve, add the crème fraîche and bring to the boil. Stir the cornflour into the water and then add it to the sauce to aid thickening. Briefly bring back to the boil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Settings Automatic programme Meat | Beef | Braised beef Programme duration: 131 minutes Manual Oven functions: Fan Plus Temperature: 150–160 °C Booster: On Pre-heat: On Crisp function: Off Duration: 120–130 minutes Shelf level: 2 [2] (1)