Serves 4
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes

• sunflower oil, for frying
• 500g minute steaks, thinly sliced into strips
• 30ml butter
• 2 onions, halved and sliced
• 20ml flour
• 300ml beef stock
• 200ml beer (or use beef stock)
• sprig of fresh thyme or 1ml dried
• mashed potato and vegetables, to serve

1 Heat a large, heavy-based frying pan over a high heat. Once it’s hot, add a little oil and then some of the meat. Stir-fry until browned. Remove from the pan and repeat with the remaining meat.

2 Heat the butter in the same pan. Cook the onion over a medium to low heat until golden brown. Stir in the flour. Add the stock gradually, stirring continuously. Add the beer and the thyme. Simmer for 5-10 minutes, until thickened, stirring now and then.

3 Add the meat to the gravy and season to taste. Serve with potato and vegetables.