Oh wow! Cook this thick and hearty stew recipe on a cold winter day and you will have one delicious dinner. Guinness and wine at a lot of depth of flavor to this stew. The stew cooks to a nice thick gravy and we loved the process of cooking the potatoes, carrots, and onions. Make sure to have some nice, crusty bread on hand to serve too. This is a handy dinner you can prepare the night before, especially for us working mothers. When I'm on nights I would have this pre havemade for the next day all I have to do is heat and serve. Now coming into the long winter dark evenings this stew will hit the spot for all the family. Hope you like and enjoy.... :)
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Recipe Cuisine: Irish Recipe Category: Other Main Dishes Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients :
- 2 tablespoon(s) olive oil
- 1 & 1/2 pound(s) beef stew meat (get the butcher to cut into bite-size pieces)
- 2 or 3 tablespoon(s) plain flour
- 4 clove(s) garlic (minced)
- 4 cup(s) beef stock
- 2 cup(s) Guinness + 1/2 cup of any red wine (I used a Merlot for this stew)
- 3 tablespoon(s) tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon(s) dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon(s) sugar to sweeten tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon(s) Worcestershire sauce
- 2 - bay leaves
- - salt and cracked black pepper
- VEGETABLES
- 2 tablespoon(s) butter
- 5 - potatoes (peeled and cut into bite size pieces)
- 1 - large onion (peeled and diced)
- 3 - med carrots (scraped and diced)
Intructions :
- In a small bowl add in the flour and a pinch of salt and pepper. Flour lightly the pieces of beef to seal in the flavour
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Brown the beef stew using tongs to turn the pieces over
- If you have too much liquid, carefully remove it to ensure the beef will brown. Add garlic and saut for 1 minute
- Add beef stock
- Add Guinness
- Add wine
- Add tomato paste, sugar, and thyme
- Add Worcestershire sauce and bay leaves
- Stir to combine and bring to the boil. Reduce heat let simmer for 2 hours; stirring occasionally. NOTE = You may need to add more liquids. Take into consideration how many cups of vegetables you are adding or whether you want a thicker stew or a soup texture; we like thicker stew so I used a 3 to 1 ratio of beef stock to the Guinness and wine. This ensures to preserve the flavour of the Guinness
- While the meat and stock are simmering, prepare the veg. Melt the butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add potatoes, onion, and carrots. Remember the potatoes will reduce half the size so be sure to double the volume
- I cooked the veg for about 30 minutes until they were tender and started to turn a little brown. Do not cover otherwise the veg will steam instead of browning
- Add the brown vegetables to the stew
- Let simmer for about 20 minutes. Add more salt and pepper to taste. This is a great stew to make ahead of time to let the flavours blend overnight. Or if you can't wait have on the night excellent as well too ... :)
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Keyword : irish-guinness-beef-stew