Guinness Stew

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 kg lean stewing beef
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 2 tablespoons flour
• freshly ground salt and pepper
• 1 pinch cayenne
• 1 medium onion
• 1 crushed garlic clove
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree
• 330 ml beer
• 2 cups carrots, cut into chunks
• 3 cups potatoes, cut into chunks

Recipe

• 1 trim meat of fat or gristle and cut into cubes of about one inch and toss in a bowl with 1 tablespoon of oil. season the flour with salt, freshly ground pepper and a pinch or two of cayenne. toss the meat in the mixture.
• 2 mix tomato puree and 4 tablespoons of water together until smooth.
• 3 heat the remaining oil in a wide frying pan over a high heat. brown the meat on all sides. add the onions, crushed garlic, and tomato puree to the pan. cover and cook gently for around 5 minutes.
• 4 transfer the contents of the pan to a casserole, and pour some of the beer into the frying pan. bring to a boil and stir to dissolve the caramelised meat juices on the pan.
• 5 pour onto the meat with the remaining beer; add the carrots and the potatoes. stir, taste, and add more salt if needed.
• 6 put the lid on and simmer gently under the meat is tender. this will take 2-3 hours. it can be cooked on the stove top or in the oven at 150°c (300°f). taste and adjust seasoning.
• 7 serve with potatoes or rice or by itself.