The Ultimate Guinness Stew
From myrna 15 years ago
- 120 minutes to make
- Serves 8
The ingredients say it all -- wow! Happy St. Patrick's Day to my husband from his vegetarian wife :-)
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil shopping list
- 1 1/4 lbs stewing beef, cut into 1-inch pieces shopping list
- 8 strips smoky bacon, fried and crumbled shopping list
- 6 large garlic cloves, minced shopping list
- 6 cups beef stock or canned beef broth shopping list
- 1 cup Guinness stout shopping list
- 1 cup red wine shopping list
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste shopping list
- 1 tablespoon sugar shopping list
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme shopping list
- 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce shopping list
- 2 bay leaves shopping list
- 2 tablespoons butter shopping list
- 3 lbs russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 7 cups) shopping list
- 1 large onion, chopped shopping list
- 2 cups peeled carrots shopping list
- salt and pepper shopping list
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley shopping list
How to make it
- Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add beef and sauté until brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and sauté 1 minute. Add beef stock, Guinness, red wine, tomato paste, sugar, thyme, Worcestershire sauce, bacon and bay leaves. Stir to combine. Bring mixture to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, then cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
- While the meat and stock is simmering, melt butter in another large pot over medium heat. Add potatoes, onion and carrots. Sauté vegetables until golden, about 20 minutes. Set aside until the beef stew in step one has simmered for one hour.
- Add vegetables to beef stew. Simmer uncovered until vegetables and beef are very tender, about 40 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Tilt pan and spoon off fat. Transfer stew to serving bowl. Sprinkle with parsley and serve. (Can be prepared up to 2 days ahead. Salt and pepper to taste. Cool slightly. Refrigerate uncovered until cold, then cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before serving.).
- NOTE: this recipe can also be combined in the slow cooker and stewed for 4-5 hours on high. Saute onions, garlic, and beef in oil first, then combine the rest of the ingredients in the slow cooker and mix well.
The Rating
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Yummers, yummers, yummers, this sounds amazing. Great post and a very high 5.
chefmeow
in Garland loved it
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Love the combo of ingredients here! Beer and beef go so well together!
juels
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Oh Yeah.
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