Beef And Stout Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 kg blade steak
1/4 cup oil
4 onions, peeled and sliced
1 tablespoon garlic, peeled and chopped
4 tablespoons flour
2 cups stout beer (Any dark beer)
2 cups beef stock
4 slices bacon, chopped
4 sprigs thyme (I used just over a teaspoon of dried)
18 prunes
1 orange, rind of, sliced

Preparation

Cut the steak into 5cm cubes.
Heat the oil in a heavy based pan and brown the meat in batches.
Transfer the meat to a casserole dish that has a tight fitting lid.
Add the onions to the pan and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the garlic and cook for a further minute.
Sprinkle the flour and mix with the onions. Once well mixed gradually add the stock and the beer and mix into a smooth sauce.
Pour the sauce over the meat and add the raw bacon, thyme, prunes and orange rind.
Place in a preheated oven at 160\u00b0c and cook for 2 hours.
Serve with creamy mashed potato and crusty bread.