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Steak And Guinness Pie (Traditional) Ingredients: 1 kg Round steak 1 tablespoon flour 1 teaspoon brown sugar 5 x Onions 300 ml Guinness 8 Slices bacon 3 oz Lard chopped parsley 2 pie crust (for deep dish double crust) Directions:  Cut the steak into bite sized cubes, roll in easoned flour, and brown in the lard with the bacon, chopped small. Place the meat in a casserole, peel and chop the onions, and fry until golden before adding them to the meat. Add brown sugar, pour in the Guinness, cover tightly and simmer over a low heat or in a very moderate oven (325-350F) for 2 1/2 hours.  Stir occasionally, and add a little more Guinness or water if the rich brown gravy gets too thick. Meanwhile, line a deep pie dish with half the pie crust: bake it blind: then add the Guinness/beef mixture from the casserole, cover with the top layer of pie crust, and bake until finished, probably about 10 more minutes.