Ingredients

  • 5 lbs beef
  • 12 cup soy flour
  • salt and pepper
  • 5 tablespoons suet (or oil)
  • 3 onions
  • 1 lb mushroom, chopped
  • 2 (8 ounce) cans Guinness stout
  • 2 cups beef stock
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 4 bay leaves
  • garlic clove
  • 2 tablespoons tomato puree dissolved in 4 tbsp water
  • 2 12 cups carrots
  • 1 few potato (optional)

Method

  • Cube beef into about 1 inches squares.
  • Toss meat in a bowl w/ 1Tbsp oil.
  • Season meat w/ flour, salt and pepper.
  • Heat rest of oil in pot and brown meat then remove.
  • Add onions, tomato purree mixture and garlic to pot and cover.
  • Cook 4 to 5 minutes then reintroduce meat to the pot and add everything else except the potatoes.
  • Add a light sprinkle of salt and pepper and bring to a boil, then reduce.
  • Cover and simmer for 2 hours.
  • With 45 minutes left add the potatoes and Serve.
  • Best served with mashed potatoes but if you added the potatoes directly to the stew you will be fine.