Beef and Guinness Stew with Bacon Dumplings - Swiss Farm Butchers

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1kg diced beef
• 150g shallots, diced
• 4 carrots, diced
• 3 celery sticks, diced
• 3 tbsp plain flour
• 400ml beef stock
• 400ml Guinness
• 1 large thyme sprig
• 1 star anise
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 100g streaky bacon, finely chopped
• 1 tsp thyme leaves
• 125g self-raising flour
• 60g shredded beef suet (we used Atora)
• 1 egg yolk