Steak And Ale

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 lb beef round steak, cubes cut into bite sized pieces
• 3 tablespoons flour, seasoned with
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, roughly chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 8 ounces button mushrooms, cut in chunks
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 7 ounces ale, use a good quality one
• 8 ounces beef stock
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch (optional)
• 2 tablespoons water (optional)

Recipe

• 1 coat the meat with the seasoned flour.
• 2 heat the oil in a large pot.
• 3 when the oil is hot add the meat and brown. if necessary, brown the meat in two batches.
• 4 add the ale and stock and scrape all of the brown bits off of the bottom of the pan.
• 5 add the herbs and vegetables and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 6 bring to a simmer, then cover and simmer gently until meat is tender, approximately 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
• 7 remove the bay leaf.
• 8 if gravy is too thin, mix 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with two tablespoons of cold water, stir into the stew and bring to a boil to thicken.