Gogarty’s Beef and Guinness Casserole

Ingredients (serves 6):

1 kg cubed shoulder of beef

75g mixed mushrooms

50g silverskin onions or diced shallots

75g baby carrots

75g bacon lardons

500 ml Guinness

Beef stock

Flour for dusting the meat

25g sugar

Salt and pepper

Sunflower oil

25g butter

Chopped parsley

Fresh thyme, bay leaf

Preparation:

Pour sunflower oil and butter onto very hot sauté pan. Season beef and generously dust with flour, this will act as a thickening agent. Brown and seal meet completely. Transfer to a casserole dish. Sauté vegetables and bacon in the same pan. Add to beef. Pour in Guinness and add herbs. Add sugar to casserole, this is to counteract the bitterness of the beer. Top up casserole with beef stock. Simmer casserole for 90 minutes or till meat is tender. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve with mashed potatoes, enriched with spring onions, butter and cream.