Fife Miner'S Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 onion, peeled and chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons plain flour, seasoned
2 1/4 lbs stewing beef, diced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
4 carrots, peeled and cut into huge chunks
4 parsnips, peeled and cut into huge chunks
1 cup red wine
1 1/4 cups beef stock
1 orange, zest of, only
salt & freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 300\u00b0F
Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole then gently fry the onion and garlic for a couple of minutes, or until softened.
Place the flour in a large plastic bag, add the meat and toss around to coat.
Tip into the casserole with all the remaining ingredients.
Stir, bring to the boil then cover. Place in the oven for 4 hours, stirring once.
Season to taste, then serve ideally with soda scones.