Wintry beef and Guinness stew

(Based on Bill’s Wintry beef and ale stew)

Dedicated to my darling daughter

This was Sara’s Christmas present to me

 

She worked at Bill’s in Watford for a while

In her dedication, Sara said I would make the recipes with a twist. The original recipe is called “Wintry beef and ale stew”. I used Guinness instead.

• 750g stewing beef, cut into bite-size chunks
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 4 sticks of celery, sliced
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, diced
• 1 large ripe tomato, chopped
• 1 can Guinness

I only remembered to take a photo after I had crushed the can!

• salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• extra virgin olive oil

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  pour a drop of oil into a big pan, heat until almost smoking, seal the meat in batches and put on one side

• add a drop more oil to the pan, add onion and gently fry until golden brown and then add the garlic, carrot and celery
• put the meat back in the pan
• add the Guinness
• then add the tomato, season, cover with water and bring to the boil
• reduce heat to a minimum and cook for 1 1/2 – 2 hours until meat is tender and sauce has thickened

I served it with curried couscous

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Bill did his stew in the oven