Guinness Beef

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs sirloin steaks
• 2 onions
• 8 red potatoes
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup plain flour
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1 cup guinness stout
• 3 carrots
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
• 2 tablespoons parsley

Recipe

• 1 chop onions, crush garlic and slice carrots and potatoes, do not skin.
• 2 cut meat into small chunks.
• 3 fry onions in dripping. when golden brown add crushed garlic. cook for 1 minute.
• 4 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.
• 5 reduce heat and add flour. coat the meat with the flour and add stock slowly to form a thick sauce. add guinness and simmer. add onions and garlic, potatoes and carrots, herbs and season with salt and pepper. stir all ingredients simmer for 1-2 hours.
• 6 don't cover. this gives it a thick sauce. stir occasionally so that the meat doesn't stick to the bottom of the saucepan.
• 7 garnish with parsley before serving. this dish can be prepared the day before and reheated gently before serving. great the next day.