Beef In Beer - cooking recipe

Ingredients

175 g prunes
150 ml water
300 ml stout beer
1 teaspoon English mustard powder
25 g plain flour
1 kg stewing beef, cut into thick strips
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, sliced
300 g carrots, batons

Preparation

- preheat oven to Gas mark 2/150C.
- pour water and stout into a bowl and soak prunes overnight
- mix mustard powder into flour and coat the beef in it.
- heat 1 tbsp of oil and cook the onions for about 5 minutes Stir in carrots and cook for another 5 mins.
- place the vegetables in a casserole and stir in the prunes with their liquid. Add a pinch or two of salt.
- Add remaining oil to frying pan and brown the meat, then add to casserole.
- cover and cook in oven for 2.5 - 3 hours.