1 large onion - chopped
3 garlic cloves - chopped
2 oz butter
2 tbsp olive oil
1 leek - chopped
half swede - chopped
2 carrots - sliced
2lbs cubed steak - rump or top rump
2 tbsp seasoned flour
2 sprigs fresh thyme
qtr tsp ground mace
1 pt Guinness
8 oz mushrooms zest & juice of 1 orange
8 pickled walnuts - drained & halved salt & pepper to taste

Gently fry onions and garlic in half the butter and olive oil for 10 min.. Remove to a casserole and then fry leek, carrots and swede for 5 min.. Add to casserole. Toss cubed steak in seasoned flour and brown in remaining oil and butter. Add to vegetables in casserole with mace, thyme, salt & pepper and Guinness. Bring to boil, cover and transfer to pre-heated oven - 150oC / 300oF. Cook for 21/2hrs. Add sliced mushrooms and cook for further 30 min.. Add orange juice, zest and walnuts. Stir gently and cook for another 15 min.. Serve with a mixture of creamed parsnip and potato.

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