Irish beef Stew with Guiness ..Ireland"s best Beer .

Directions

1. In a medium sized bowl mix flour,salt ,pepper and cayenne
2. dredge the beef and shake off excess
3. In a deep skillet heat the oil Brown meat on all sides
4. add onions ,garlic,brown for five minutes
5. add tomato paste and small amt of water and cook five more minutes
6. add 1 cup of the beer and as it boils scrape any bits from the bottom ,pour in the remaining beer and add carrots,covered on simmer about two to two and a half hours till meat is tender,check seasoning and stir occasionaly
7. COLCANNON
8. Cook potatoes till tender
9. cook cabbage till soft
10. mash potatoes with warm half and half
11. add butter,leeks season with salt and pepper
12. add bacon bits and serve with the stew .