Carbonade de Boeuf Recipe

1-1/2 lb. round beef, cut in 2 inch cubes
salt and pepper
2 tbs. fat
1 cup chopped onions
2 tbs. flour
1 tbs. brown sugar
2 cups beer
1 cup consommi
1/21/2 tsp. anise seeds

Salt and pepper the beef cubes. Melt the fat and brown the meat. Remove from the saucepan. Brown the chopped onions. Add remaining ingredients and stir until the mixture boils.
Add the meat to the boiling mixture, cover and cook over medium heat 1 = hours, stirring occasionally. Serve with noodles.