Recipes

Beef in Stout

Serves four

Ingredients
2 1/2 lb shin of beef
2 large onions
6 medium carrots
2 tablespoons flour
Salt and pepper
Butter
1/2 cup dry cider
1/2 pt stout with a little water
Potatoes

Method
Cut the beef into chunks and peel and slice the onions and carrots. Add salt and pepper to flour then toss the beef in the flour and brown quickly in hot fat. Remove the beef and fry the onions gently. Put beef in to the saucepan again and add the carrots and the cider and stout. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat to a very gentle simmer, cover closely and cook for 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Check that the dish does not dry out, adding more liquid if necessary. Serve with boiled potatoes.

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