Aromatic Beef with Orange and Apricots | Recipe | Simply Beef & Lamb

Ingredients

• 450g lean braising or topside steak, cubed
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 small onions, peeled and sliced
• 2 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
• 50g dried apricots, chopped
• 50ml orange juice
• 2 sticks celery, roughly chopped
• 100ml red wine
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree, optional
• 800ml good hot beef stock
• 175g small button mushrooms, left whole and cleaned