4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
2 onions, thinly sliced
small handful fresh flatleaf parsley, finely chopped, to garnish
2 thyme sprigs
2 thyme sprigs, leaves picked
250ml/9fl oz chicken stock
3 tbsp plain flour
250g/9oz fine polenta
2 bay leaves
1 litre/1¾ pints good quality beef stock
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1–2 tbsp rapeseed oil
2 tbsp treacle
50²µ/1¾´Ç³ú butter
75g/2¾oz Irish farmhouse ewe’s milk cheese, finely grated
500ml/18fl oz milk
4 large beef ribs (short ribs)
500ml/18fl oz Irish stout