Okay people, I shall give you a recipe for IRISH STEW!

Ingredients-
4 litres of water.
1 lb of stewing beef.
1 lb lean mince beef.
4 med size carrots.
2 med size onions.
A tablespoon of dried mixed herbs. ( Salt and freshly ground pepper and a pinch of cayenne, 1 large clove garlic, crushed (optional))
2 large celerys.
5 med size potatoes + a med size pot of mashed potatoes.
2 stock cubes, or 1 pint of homemade/prepared stock.
2 Tablespoons tomato puree,
1-1/4 cups Guinness stout beer
Sprig of thyme
3 Tablespoons oil
2 Tablespoons flour

PROCESS-
Boil the stewing beef alone for about 1 hour.
Brown the mince.
Strain off most of the fat.
Chop the vegetables to spoon size.
Put all ingredients in a big pot including the stock, and bring to boil and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
Then serve over the mashed potatoes.

Browning

Trim the beef of any fat or gristle, cut into cubes of 2 inches (5cm) and toss them in a bowl with 1 tablespoon oil. Season the flour with salt, freshly ground pepper and a pinch or two of cayenne. Toss the meat in the mixture.

Heat the remaining oil in a wide frying pan over a high heat. Brown the meat on all sides. Add the onions, crushed garlic, 5/8 a pint of stout and tomato puree to the pan, cover and cook gently for about 5 minutes.
Pour onto the meat with the remaining Guinness; add the carrots and the thyme. Stir, taste, and add a little more salt if necessary.
Place on high heat for 20 minutes

Add to stock pot as is

AND THERE YA HAVE IT, YUMMY UMMY UMMY TO YER TUMMY TUMMY TUMMY STEW!