Recipe of Ultimate Polenta Beef Casserole

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Polenta Beef Casserole is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Polenta Beef Casserole is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have polenta beef casserole using 27 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Polenta Beef Casserole:

1. Prepare For The Polenta
2. Make ready 750 ml water
3. Get 500-700 g Green cabbage, shredded
4. Make ready 120 g yellow cornmeal
5. Take to taste Salt
6. Take For The Mince Beef
7. Prepare 1 drizzle of olive oil
8. Make ready 1 medium onion, diced
9. Get 3 medium carrots, grated
10. Get 1 celery stalk, diced
11. Get 500 g mince beef
12. Get 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
13. Get 1 tbsp chopped parsley
14. Take 2 tbsp mixed dried herbs
15. Make ready 1 oxo cube
16. Make ready 120 ml red wine
17. Take 1 can tinned tomatos
18. Prepare to taste Salt
19. Make ready to taste Ground black pepper
20. Make ready Bechamel Sauce
21. Make ready 3 tbsp butter
22. Prepare 2 tbsp plain flour
23. Get 250 ml milk
24. Get to taste Salt
25. Prepare to taste Ground black pepper
26. Take Pinch nutmeg
27. Get Grated parmesan cheese, to sprinkle on top

Steps to make Polenta Beef Casserole:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Bake for 25-30 minutes at 180c.

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