To cook 4 portions
of Meat in Beer
1 ½ lb beef steakscut into 8 pieces;
5 tablespoons butter;
3 tablespoons flour;
1 -2 tablespoons tomato paste;
1 pint beer
For Marinade
1 pint beer;
2 or 3 onions (finely chopped);
2 or 3 bay leaves;
Salt, pepper to taste
When ready to cook, fry meat on both sides in butter (2 tablespoons). Remove meat and in same pan place 3 tablespoons butter and when it starts to bubble, add flour, tomato paste and cook all together for five minutes. The sauce should have the consistency of thick sour cream. If it is a little too thick, add water.
Pour sauce into beer in pan, add meat, and stew gently for 30 or 40 minutes.
This meat goes well with buckwheat porridge or fried potatoes, green peas and cucumbers.