Guinness Beef Stew

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 3 30

Total Time: 3 45

Servings: people

Guinness beef stew is the pure definition of a meal in a bowl. Rich in flavor with meat, vegetables, and potatoes, you will fall in love with the heartiness of this stew.

Ingredients

2 pounds beef stewing steak, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 yellow onions, sliced
2 celery stalks, finely chopped
1 bunch carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
1 parsnip, large, peeled and sliced
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
14.9 ounces Guinness Draught stout
1 cup beef stock
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
3 sprigs fresh thyme
1 bay leaf
sea salt
black pepper
8 ounces baby potatoes, scrubbed and washed

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Instructions

Generously season all sides of your stewing steak pieces with salt and pepper.
In a heavy-bottomed ovenproof Dutch oven with a lid, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat and add the meat in batches, cooking for about 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Scoop each batch onto a plate when done.
If the pan is too dry, add more oil as needed, then add the onions, celery, parsnip, and carrots. Cook for 5 minutes, until the vegetables are starting to soften. Sprinkle the flour and cook, stirring often, for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the beer, stock, tomato paste, and mustard. Bring to a boil, stirring and scraping to dissolve all the browned bits on the bottom of the pan.
Return the meat to the pan, along with the thyme and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper and cover with the lid. Turn the heat to low and simmer very gently for 2 hours.
Add the potatoes and continue simmering for 1 hour more, until the potatoes and meat are tender. Season with salt and black pepper and discard the bay leaf and thyme stems.
Serve hot.

Oven Cooking Method

This stew can also be cooked in the oven at 325F for 2 hours before adding the potatoes.
After you add the potatoes, continue to cook for 1 more hour, until everything is tender

Equipment

Dutch oven with lid

Notes

Ensure you sear your meat in batches. This will allow the meat to brown beautifully. I made two batches of meat with this recipe and used my large Le Creuset Dutch oven pot.
I suggest adding the beer after the stock. The beer will fizzle when it hits the hot bottom and can overflow all over your stove.
Have some bread to soak up all the wonderful juices of this beef in Guinness stew.
This stew can also be cooked in the oven at 325F for 2 hours before adding the potatoes. After you add the potatoes, continue to cook for 1 more hour, until everything is tender.
If your beef in Guinness stew is too bitter, it can happen, add a small amount of brown sugar or a little bit more tomato paste.
Do not worry about the alcohol content. As it cooks, it will evaporate, leaving behind the flavor.

Nutrition

Giangi's Kitchen provides nutritional information, but these figures should be considered estimates, as a registered dietician does not calculate them.