Lamb Stew | Soup | Umami

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 500 grams lamb (cubed/no bone)
• 1 yellow onion (diced)
• 1 garlic clove (minced, optional)
• 1 tbsp all purpose flour
• 175 ml dark beer (preferably Guinness)
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 235 ml water
• 1 cube beef stock
• 1 carrot (peeled and sliced, optional)
• 1 celery stalk (sliced, optional)
• 1 large potato (optional)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 sprig of thyme
• salt and ground black pepper