Irish Beef and Stout
A very old traditional Irish dish of slow cooked beef in stout and then left to set to form a modern day Terrine.
Preparation time: 15-20 minutes + 2 - 3 days marinating Quantity: Serves 6 Cooking time: 4 hours
Ingredients
500g/20 oz diced Beef - silverside, topside,etc.
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon mace
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 tablespoon black treacle
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
1/2 pint Guinness/ stout
season well
Method
- Marinate the beef with all the spices, treacle and sugar, season well
- Rub in the mix and leave in the fridge for 2-3 days, mixing once or twice a day
- Place all the marinated meat in a cloth and tie up
- Place in a saucepan and add the stout
- Cover with cold water and bring to the boil, cover with a lid
- Simmer for 4 hours
- Leave to cool
- Place the meat in the cloth between 2 plates and weight down
- Leave for a day to set
- Serve cold, cut in to slices