Ingredients
2tbsp oil
450g stewing steak, cut into cubes
2 onions, sliced
1tbsp plain flour
2.5cm (1in) piece of root ginger, grated
150ml brown ale or Guinness
Stock cube dissolved in 150ml boiling water
400g can tomatoes or passata
Bouquet garni
1 red pepper, sliced
1 orange, rind and juice
Handful of mushrooms
Method
1. Preheat your oven to Gas 3/160°C/fan 140°C
2. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan over a medium heat and fry the meat until it has browned. Remove from the pan and put into a casserole dish.
3. Heat the leftover oil and sauté the onion over a low heat until golden.
4. Mix in the flour and ginger and then cook for 1-2 minutes.
5. Gradually stir in the ale, stock and tomatoes and cook until thickened.
6. Add the bouquet gami, pepper, mushrooms and orange rind and pour into the casserole.
7. Cook for 1½ hours.
8. Remove the bouquet gami, stir in the orange juice then serve and enjoy.