Beef And Stout Casserole

• 1 kg blade steak
• 1/4 cup oil
• 4 onions, peeled and sliced
• 1 tablespoon garlic, peeled and chopped
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups stout beer (Any dark beer)
• 2 cups beef stock
• 4 slices bacon, chopped
• 4 sprigs thyme (I used just over a teaspoon of dried)
• 18 prunes
• 1 orange, rind of, sliced

1. Cut the steak into 5cm cubes.
2. Heat the oil in a heavy based pan and brown the meat in batches.
3. Transfer the meat to a casserole dish that has a tight fitting lid.
4. Add the onions to the pan and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the garlic and cook for a further minute.
5. Sprinkle the flour and mix with the onions. Once well mixed gradually add the stock and the beer and mix into a smooth sauce.
6. Pour the sauce over the meat and add the raw bacon, thyme, prunes and orange rind.
7. Place in a preheated oven at 160u0b0c and cook for 2 hours.
8. Serve with creamy mashed potato and crusty bread.

oil, onions, garlic, flour, stout beer, beef stock, bacon, thyme, prunes, orange

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/beef-and-stout-casserole-378133 (may not work)