Beer Stewed Beef With Celery

Ingredients

• 1 rump of beef, cut from bone
• flour for dredging
• boiling water
• 1 pint small beer
• 2 carrots
• 1 onion, stuck with cloves
• whole peppercorns
• salt
• lemon peel
• sweet herbs
• gravy
• celery, boiled
• ketchup

Method

1. 1 Dredge beef in flour and fry until browned.
2. 2 Add boiling water, small beer, carrots, onion, pepper, salt, lemon peel, and sweet herbs. Stew for one hour.
3. 3 Remove meat and strain the sauce. Thicken sauce with a little flour.
4. 4 Return meat to sauce with boiled celery and ketchup. Simmer briefly to serve.