Recipe - Steak And Guinness Pie (Irish)

2 One fourth pound Round steak
1 tablespoon Flour
1 teaspoon Brown sugar
1 tablespoon Raisins
5 Onions
10 fl Guinness
8 sl Bacon
3 ounce Lard
Parsley, chopped
1 Doublecrust pie

Cut steak into bitesize cubes, roll in seasoned flour. Brown in the lard
with bacon, chopped small. Place meat in casserole, peel and chop onions.
Fry onions til golden. Add to meat. Add raisins, brown sugar, Guinness.
Cover tightly. Simmer over low heat or in 325 350F oven for 2 One half hrs.
Stir occasionally. Add water if the gravy gets too thick. Line deep pie
dish with half the crust. Bake it blind. Add Guinness/beef mixture. Add top
pie crust. Bake until finished, probably about 10 minutes. For a variation,
substitute 3 tbs. honey for the brown sugar. Source: Diane Duane, Co.
Wicklow, Ireland, Fidonet COOKING echo Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe
Exchange Newsletter by Daniel and Mary Commini 4christ@bellsouth.net on
Mar 29, 1997