Irish Stew with Stout

(Serves 8)

Ingredients

• kg topside steak - cut into hunks
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• kg sliced onions
• large carrots sliced
• large sliced parsnips
• ½ litre beef stock
• 2 tbsp flour
• small bottle of stout
• cloves garlic sliced
•  tbsp fresh thyme chopped - plus extra for garnish
• zest of either a lemon or orange
• 2 tbsp dark molasses
• ½ tsp salt
• lots of freshly ground black pepper

big casserole dish.

Method

Coat meat in flour then quickly fry on both sides- might need to do it in batches.

Transfer meat to a cooking dish.

Add all other ingredients to dish.

Pop into oven and cook 170 for a couple of hours.