Beef in Guinness

Jade

2 T oil
1 kg chuck steak, cubed
2 onions, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
2 t brown sugar
2 t plain flour
125 ml (½ C) Guinness
375 ml (1 ½ C) beef stock
1 bay leaf
2 sprigs thyme
Salt and pepper
2 potatoes, cubed
1 C milk
1 T butter

Preheat oven to 180°C. Heat half of oil in fry pan and fry meat in batches on high heat until brown all over. Add more oil as needed. Put meat into casserole dish. Add onion to fry pan and fry gently over low heat, when starts to brown add garlic and brown sugar and cook until onion fairly brown. Stir in flour, transfer to casserole dish.

Put Guinness and stock into fry pan and bring to boil, then pour into casserole dish. Add bay leaf and thyme and season well. Bring to boil, then cook covered for 2 hours in oven.

If serving on mash - peel and chop potatoes. Put potato in saucepan with milk and bring to boil. Cover and cook for 15 mins then mash everything together. Season well and add butter.

Can serve with toasted baguette or as a pie.