Irish stew

Irish stew 

* 2 tablespoons olive oil

* 1 1/2 lb lean beef stew meat 

* 1 teaspoon coarse salt

* 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

* 2 tablespoons flour

* 1 beef stock jelly

* Rosemary and Thyme. 

* 4 large yukon golden potatoes or similar largely diced or new potatoes. 

* 2 large carrots, peeled and diced into 1 inch pieces

* 2 large parsnips, peeled and diced into 1 inch pieces

* 1/2 large yellow onion, chopped

* 2 cloves garlic, minced

* 1 tablespoon tomato paste

* 4 cups beef broth soup or similar 

* 11.2 fluid ounce bottle Guinness Extra Stout or a can of Guinness 

* Coarse salt and ground black pepper to taste

 Method. 

Mix meat with seasoned flour with salt and pepper. 

Put meat in a hot pan to brown meat with onion and stock jelly. Cook down for about 5 minutes until brown. Add Guinness and tomato paste and garlic. Season with herbs to taste. 

Chop up veg and slight boil for 5 minutes just to ensure not soft. 

Add soup to slow cooker/ crock pot. The put everything in the crock put and cook on low for 7+ hours check meat falls apart.