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Subject: Irish Beef & Guinness Casserole

Irish Beef and Guinness Casserole

3 Tbsp flour
1tsp cayenne pepper
salt & pepper to taste
3 Tbsp oil
2-3 bay leaves
2 lbs stewing steak, chopped into 1-2" cubes
1 large onion, roughly chopped
1 tsp minced garlic, or 2-3 small cloves crushed (to taste)
2 Tbsp tomato puree, dissolved in 6 tbls stock
1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce (optional)
1 tsp rosemary
1 tsp thyme
1/2 lb carrots, sliced
1/2 pint Guinness
3/4 pint beef stock (beef oxo is fine)

Mix flour, cayenne, salt & pepper in a large mixing bowl.
Toss steak in 1Tbsp of the oil before adding to flour mix.
Heat remaining oil with bay leaves in large based pan and brown the steak.
Add onions and carrots and continue to fry for a further 5 mins.
Add garlic, tomato puree, herbs and Guinness and simmer for 5 mins.
Transfer to oven proof dish, adding remainder of stock, and cook
in moderate oven, around 300F/GM3 for 2-3 hours, until beef is tender.
Serve with mashed potato and green vegetable of choice, or Irish Soda
bread.

Yields 4-6 depending on appetite!
Tastes even better re-heated the day after!


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