Serves 4

Ingredients
1tbsp olive oil
400g Irish casserole beef, diced
2 whole Irish onions, diced
2tbsp plain flour
2 large whole Irish carrots, diced
4 sticks celery, sliced
2 sprigs fresh sage, roughly chopped
200g Irish baby mushrooms
300ml beef stock
500ml Irish stout
Mashed potato and seasonal greens, to serve

Method
1. Pre-heat oven to gas mark 2/150°C/130°C fan.

2. Heat a frying pan with olive oil and fry beef until brown.

3. Add onions and fry for 5 minutes or until soft.

4. Add flour and stir to coat meat.

5. Add carrots, celery, sage and mushrooms. Season, then stir fry together for a few minutes, being careful not to burn the flour.

6. Pour over beef stock and stout, then stir well.

7. Pour into a casserole dish, cover and cook in a pre-heated oven for 1 hour 50 minutes.

8. Rest for five minutes after cooking, before serving on warm plates with smooth mash and fresh seasonal greens.