Beef and guinness casserole
- Serves 6-8
- Prep time: 20 mins | Cooking time: 4 Hours
Including the pared rind of one orange in this classic dish adds a hint of sweetness under the rich, warm flavours of Guinness. Recipe from Allyson Gofton’s cookbook Slow.
Recipe by: Allyson Gofton
Ingredients
1/4 cup Flour
1 kg lean beef for casserole, lightly warmed
2 Onions, peeled and diced
4 rashers rindless bacon, diced
15 prunes
1 tbsp minced garlic
rind of one large orange
4 sprigs fresh thyme
2 cup Guinness
2 cup Beef stock
Method
Turn the slow cooker on to low to pre-warm while gathering and preparing ingredients.
Cut the beef into 2-3cm pieces.
If wishing to brown the ingredients: Brown the beef, onions and bacon well in a dash of oil in a hot frying pan. This will be best done in several batches to avoid the ingredients from stewing rather than browning.
Into the pre-warmed slow cooker put the beef, onions, bacon, prunes, garlic, orange rind and thyme.
Mix together the flour, Guinness and stock to form a smooth mix and pour over the beef. Stir to mix well and cover with the lid.
Cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 4-5 hours. Season well with salt and pepper. Serve with seasonal vegetables.
Allyson's Tips:
If you do not have Guinness, use another dark-style beer.
Pare the orange ring thinly to avoid any white bitter pith being added.
You can use 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme instead of fresh thyme.