Braised beef with beer and leeks in the slow cooker | Braised beef recipe

Ingredients

• 1 beer can of 355 ml (12 oz)
• 30 ml (2 tablespoons) of Dijon mustard
• 125 g (about 1/4 lb) of cream cheese
• 1 package of demi-glace sauce of 42 g
• Pepper, to taste
• 15 ml (1 tablespoon) of garlic, chopped
• 3 thyme stems
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 small leeks, sliced into 5 cm (2 inches) thick rings 
• 15 ml (1 tablespoon) of olive oil
• 1 kg (about 2.2 lb) of roast beef
• 4 slices of cooked bacon, diced into 1 cm (1/2-inch) thick pieces