Zucchini Beef Italiano

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 750 g blade steaks, cubed
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• salt & pepper
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 220 g champignon mushrooms, drained
• 445 g italian pasta sauce (cooking sauce)
• 1/2 cup red wine or 1/2 cup water
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 medium zucchini, sliced lengthwise
• 250 g mozzarella cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 sason the flour with salt & pepper & tip into a plastic bag, toss the beef around in the bag until all pieces are coated.
• 2 melt the butter in a pan and brown the beef over high heat.
• 3 transfer beef to an oven-proof casserole dish (approx 20cm x30cm).
• 4 add remaining ingredients to the frypan and stir briskly until it reaches a boil.
• 5 pour the sauce over the beef, cover dish & bake at 180.c for 1 1/4 hours.
• 6 meanwhile mix the cheeses together.
• 7 take the casserole out of the oven and layer the zucchini over the top in a decorative pattern, sprinkle cheese over the top and bake for a further 30-45 minutes.