Beef & Porter

I've been for a lovely long walk today.

A nearby park was full of excited hounds, children in wellies & grown-up folk with trendy coffees.

My Sunday evening meal had been planned since Friday.

A beef, ale & carrot stew.

Plenty for two or one with leftovers aplenty.

A lovely drop.

500g Stewing Beef cubed

1 Onion chopped into chunks

4/5 Carrots as above

1/2 Garlic Cloves peeled & left whole

1tbsp Plain Flour

500ml Greenwich Winter Spiced Porter (or any decent & rich stout)

100ml Beef Stock

2/3 Bay Leaves

Oven 160C/140C/Gas 3

Heat some oil in a large frying pan or casserole dish

Brown the beef on all sides

Add the onion, carrots & garlic cloves

Scatter the flour & stir really well

Beer - in

Stock - in

Seasoning

Simmer

Cover with the casserole dish lid or the pan with foil

Into the oven for 2 to 2 & a half hours

Winter veg & soft yielding mash to serve I reckon.

A glass of Malbec wouldn't go amiss either.

AMM