My Beef And Beer Casserole

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 1 1/2 lbs stewing beef or 1 1/2 braising steak
• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 2 large onions
• 3 sticks celery
• 3 large carrots
• 1 (355 ml) bottle ale
• 1 beef stock cube
• 1 tablespoon sage
• 1 tablespoon thyme
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• salt and pepper
• water

Recipe

• 1 clean and slice the vegetables into even sized pieces.
• 2 cut the beef into bite sized pieces as you like.
• 3 heat the oil in a large cast iron or other suitable casserole pot on the hob.
• 4 dust the beef with seasoned flour, shake off excess and brown the beef in the hot oil, do this in batches, removing each batch on to a plate with a slotted spoon.
• 5 when all the beef is browned and removed from the pot add the sliced vegetables to the pot along with the ale and stock cube.
• 6 add the beef and any juices from the plate into the pot and top up the pot with water so that the contents are almost covered.
• 7 chop 1 table spoon each of sage, thyme and parsley (including parsley stalks) and stir into the pot.
• 8 put the lid on the pot and put the casserole into a medium hot oven (bottom oven of the aga) for 2 and a half to 3 hours.
• 9 checks seasonings and serve with mashed potatoes and a green vegetable.