London Broil Stewed In Stout

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (2 lb) piece london broil beef, cut at least 1 inch thick
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 slice bacon, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and cut lengthwise into small spikes
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 large onion, sliced 1/4 inch thick
• 1 cup stout beer or 1 cup dark beer
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons tomato sauce (optional)
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch (optional)
• 3 tablespoons water (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 275 deg.
• 2 to prevent the meat from curling, trim off and discard the fat layer around it.
• 3 pat the meat dry with paper towls and sprinkle it over with half the salt and pepper.
• 4 dredge with the cornstarch, patting it well into the meat pierce the meat in half a dozen or so places.
• 5 press the thyme leaves into the bacon pieces and force a piece of bacon and a garlic spike into each of the holes in the meat.
• 6 lightly oil a heavy bottomed braising pan.
• 7 place the bay leaf in the center of the pan and the meat on top of it.
• 8 pile the onion slices on top of the meat mix the stout, honey, vinegar, and worcestershire sauce and pour over the onions.
• 9 sprinkle on the rest of the salt and pepper.
• 10 cover the mount of meat and onions with a sheet of waxed paper.
• 11 seal the pot with two thicknesses of foil and press the lid down firmly.
• 12 put the pot in the oven and bake, undisturbed for 3 hours.
• 13 serve the beef hot, with the thin sauce poured over it.
• 14 *thenatural juice will be thin.
• 15 if you want to"finish" it you can add 2 tbs of tomato sauce and about 3 tbs of cornstarch disolved in 3 tbs of cold water.
• 16 when the sauce has cooked and thickened sufficiently, salt to taste and pour over the meat.