Meat Recipes - Leg Of Beef In Fruit Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil

• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced

• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

• 1 inch piece of fresh green ginger, peeled and chopped

• 1 x 3 lb (1 x 1.5kg) boned leg or shin of beef, cubed

• juice of 1 lemon

• juice of 2 oranges

• 4 tbsp soy sauce

• 1 1/4 cups (300ml) red wine

• 2 1/2 cups (600ml) water

• 1 tsp black pepper

• 1 tsp salt

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to cool 150C (Gras Mark 2,300F).

2. Heat the toil in a large flameproof casserole. When it is hot, add the onion, garlic and ginger and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the beef to the casserole and fry for 3 minutes, stirring and turning occasionally.

3. Stir in all the remaining ingredients and bring to the boil, stirring occasionally.

4. Transfer the casserole to the oven and bake for 4 hours, stirring two or three times during the cooking period. Remove from the oven and serve at once.