Steak and Guinness Pie

Description
This Irish meat dish is best served and eaten with potatoes and vegetables.



Ingredients

 * 1 x 12-inch pie pastry
 * 2 pounds round steak, diced
 * 1 tablespoon flour
 * 1 tablespoon brown sugar
 * 1 tablespoon raisins
 * 5 medium size onions, chopped
 * 1 bottle Guinness stout
 * 8 slices bacon
 * 3 tablespoons butter
 * chopped parsley

Directions

 * 1) In a casserole heat butter.
 * 2) Cook steak, flour and bacon over medium heat until brown.
 * 3) In a separate pan, saute onions until brown.
 * 4) Then add onions in the casserole.
 * 5) Add raisins, brown sugar and Guinness. Stir.
 * 6) Cover casserole and let it cook and simmer over low heat for 2½ hours.
 * 7) Add water when gravy mixture thickens rapidly.
 * 8) While the meat is cooking, take out a pie dish and coat it with half of the pastry and bake.
 * 9) Place the meat and gravy mix in the pie dish.
 * 10) Cover with the rest of pastry.
 * 11) Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.