Braised Welsh Beef in Ale
Serves 6 - 8 people
Ingredients
1 kg Welsh Beef braising steak cut into thin slices
3 tablespoons oil
2 medium onions thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic crushed
300g carrots, cut into batons
50g flour
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 bay leaf
440ml Welsh Ale such as Brains, Felinfoel
300ml beef stock or water
1 tablespoon brown sugar
12 slices French bread or Ciabatta
60g Welsh Cheddar cheese such as Old Shire
Directions
Preheat the oven to gas mark 2 or 150C, 300F
Mix the mustard and flour together and then coat the beef with it.
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan and cook the onions for about 5 minutes.
Stir in the carrots and cook for another 5 minutes.
Place the vegetables in a casserole.
Add the remaining oil to the pan and brown the meat, then add to the casserole.
De-glaze the pan with the beer scraping all the sediment off the bottom and pour over the meat along with the stock, bay leaf, sugar and seasoning. Cover and cook in the oven for 2 1/2 - 3 hours.
Preheat the grill, toast the bread on one side then sprinkle the other side with the cheese and grill until the cheese begins to melt and bubbles.
Once the beef is tender, place the rarebit croutons on top of the meat and serve immediately.