Name: Beef and Guinness casserole
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 145 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1 kilogram chuck steak, trimmed, cubed; 1/3 cup seasoned flour; 4 rashers rindless bacon, chopped; 3 carrots, sliced; 3 stalks celery, sliced; 1 bulb fennel, trimmed, sliced; 1 onion, chopped; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 2 potatoes, peeled, chopped; 2 bay leaves; 4 sprigs fresh thyme; 440 millilitre can guinness; 2 cup beef stock; 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce; crusty bread, to serve

Beef and Guinness casserole

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Serves 6

Prep

25M

Cook

Total

2H 25M

Ingredients

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 kilogram chuck steak, trimmed, cubed

1/3 cup seasoned flour

4 rashers rindless bacon, chopped

3 carrots, sliced

3 stalks celery, sliced

1 bulb fennel, trimmed, sliced

1 onion, chopped

2 clove garlic, crushed

2 potatoes, peeled, chopped

2 bay leaves

4 sprigs fresh thyme

440 millilitre can guinness

2 cup beef stock

1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce

crusty bread, to serve

Method

Beef and guinness casserole

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C.

2.Heat half oil in a large flameproof casserole dish on high. Dust beef in flour; shaking off excess. Cook, in 2-3 batches, 4-5 minutes each batch, until browned; transfer to a bowl.

3.Heat remaining oil in same dish. Saute bacon, carrot, celery, fennel, onion and garlic 4-5 minutes, until onion is tender.

4.Return beef to dish with juices, potato, bay leaves and thyme; season to taste.

5.Stir in guinness, stock and sauce. Bring to the boil, covered; bake 1 1/2-2 hours, until beef is very tender. Remove and discard bay leaves. Serve with crusty bread.

For quality beef, look for the meat-Standards Australia (MBA) symbol at participating butchers and supermarkets. You can also cook casseroles in a slow oven, 150°C, 3 hours.
Note

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