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