Beef and Onions Braised In Beer
From chefmeow 15 years agoIngredients
- 3 pounds lean beef from chuck roast or rump shopping list
- 2 tablespoons rendered fresh pork fat shopping list
- 1-1/2 pounds sliced onions shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 4 garlic cloves mashed shopping list
- 1 cup strong beef stock shopping list
- 3 cups beer shopping list
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar shopping list
- 1 large herb bouquet (6 parsley sprigs, 1 bay leaf and 1/2 teaspoon thyme tied in cheesecloth) shopping list
- 1-1/2 tablespoons cornstarch blended with 2 tablespoons wine vinegar shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Cut beef into desired slices then dry on paper towels.
- Put a layer of fat in skillet and heat until almost smoking.
- Brown the beef slices quickly a few at a time then set aside.
- Reduce heat to moderate.
- Stir onions into fat in skillet adding more fat if necessary.
- Brown onions lightly for 10 minutes stirring frequently.
- Remove from heat then season with salt and pepper and stir in garlic.
- Arrange half the browned beef in casserole and season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Spread half the onions over the beef then repeat with remaining beef and onions.
- Heat stock in the browning skillet scraping up coagulated cooking juices.
- Pour over meat then add beer then sir in brown sugar.
- Bury herb bouquet among meat slices then bring to simmer on top of stove.
- Cover and place in lower third of preheated oven.
- Regulate heat so liquid remains at a very slow simmer for 2-1/2 hours.
- Remove herb bouquet then drain cooking liquid into saucepan and skim off fat.
- Beat starch and wine vinegar mixture into cooking liquid and simmer 5 minutes.
- Carefully correct seasoning then pour sauce back over meat.
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