Guinness Beef Stew

• 1 kilogram sirloin steak
• 2 tablespoons dripping
• 2 onions large
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/4 cup plain flour
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1 cup guinness
• 3 carrots
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme better still..fresh thyme
• 6 prunes
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

1. Chop onions, crush garlic and slice carrots.
2. Cut meat into small chunks.
3. Cut prunes in half and remove the stone.
4. Fry onions in dripping.
5. When golden brown add crushed garlic.
6. Cook for 1 minute.
7. Remove onion and garlic from the frying pan and put aside.
8. Add meat to remainder of dripping in pan and fry until meat is brown on all sides.
9. Reduce heat and add flour.
10. Coat the meat with the flour and add stock slowly to form a thick sauce (no lumps if it can be helped!).
11. Add Guinness and simmer.
12. Add onions and garlic and carrots, herbs and season with salt and pepper.
13. Sir all ingredients simmer for 1-2 hours.
14. Don't cover!
15. This gives a thick sauce.
16. Sir occasionally so that the meat doesn't stick to the bottom of the saucepan.
17. Add the prunes a half an hour before the end.
18. Add parsley before serving.
19. This dish can be prepared the day before and reheated gently before serving.

kilogram, dripping, onions, garlic, flour, beef stock, guinness, carrots, bay leaves, thyme, prunes, parsley

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Guinness-Beef-Stew-1657859 (may not work)