Beef Braised in Beer
- Ready In:
- 5hrs 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 44.37 ml flour
- 1360.77 g braising steak, cut into 2 inch pieces
- 56.69 g unsalted butter
- 4 slice thick smoked streaky bacon, cut into 1/4 inch dice
- 4 onions, thinly sliced
- 2 sprig thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 828.08 ml Guinness stout
- 12 stoned ready to eat prunes
- 29.58 ml balsamic vinegar
- 29.58 ml brown sugar
- 29.58 ml Dijon mustard
directions
- Preheat oven to 300*F.
- Put the flour into a large plastic bag, add the meat a few pieces at a time and shake to coat.
- Meanwhile, melt half the butter in a large flameprrof caserole and fry the meat in batches until browned and crusty.
- Remove the meat and set aside.
- Add the remaining butter to the pan and fry the bacon until crisp.
- Add the onions, thyme ad bay leaves and cook for 5 minutes over medium heat until softened.
- Tip in any flour remaining in the bag and sir well, scraping the base of the pan.
- Increase the heat and pour in the Guinness, stirring well, again scraping the base of the pan.
- Return the beef to the pan and stir in the prunes, vinegar and sugar.
- Season well, bring to a boil, cover then bake in the oven for 4 hours.
- Stir in the Dijon mustard and return to the oven for another 30 minutes.
- Serve with dumplings.
- (See my recipe for Classic English Suet Dumplings).
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Reviews
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Excellent! I only made a few very small changes. I used two onions instead of four, used dried thyme instead of fresh and instead of baking it in the oven, poured the entire thing in the slow cooker. I cooked it on low for about 6 hours and it was wonderful! I served it with mashed potatoes and the family was very impressed. Thanks for a new favourite.
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