Recipe#1524

Title: Braised Beef Beer

 From: LeiG@aol.com 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Braised Beef In Beer 
 Date: 5 Mar 1997 07:32:53 -0700 
 Message-ID: <970301222040_106912857@emout06.mail.aol.com>

4 slices bacon
 2 onions, sliced
 1 cup chopped celery
 2 cups sliced carrots
 1 lb (500g) mushroom , sliced
 3 lb (1 1/2 kg) round steak
 2 teaspoons salt
 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
 2 cups (500 ml) beer
 1 tablespoons flour
 2 tablespoons water
 Place the bacon on the bottom of a heavy saucepan. Spread the onion,
 celery, carrots and mushrooms over it. Add the meat and sprinkle
 with the salt, pepper and lemon rind. Cover and cook over a low
 heat for 1/2 hour, turning the meat several times. Add the beer,
 recover and cook for 2 1.2 hours longer. Skim the fat from the
 gravy. Mix the flour with the water and stir into the gravy until
 thickened. Cook five minutes longer. Slice the meat and serve with
 the gravy. Serves 3-4