Beef and Guinness Stew – The perfect one-pot meal to curl up on the couch with!
Nicola here from The Wonky Spatula with another Irish recipe this week I’m sharing Beef & Guinness Stew, I love nothing more during the colder months than coming home to a comforting meal.
This is the perfect recipe for your slow cooker/crockpot.
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Total comfort in a bowl!
Ingredients for this Beef and Guinness Stew recipe:
- 2kg shoulder beef, cut into chunks
- 2 stalks of celery, finely chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 large white onion, finely sliced
- 500ml Guinness
- 200-250ml beef stock
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 bay leaf
- Olive oil
- Coarse salt & pepper
Method for cooking your Beef and Guinness Stew:
- Heat some oil in a large pot and brown the meat in two batches with a pinch of coarse salt.
- Remove and add to your slow cooker.
- Add another dash of oil to the pan and fry off the onion, carrots and celery, along with the garlic before adding to your slow cooker.
- Pour in the Guinness, and enough stock so that everything is nicely covered in liquid then add the bay leaf and season to taste.
- Cook gently on medium for about 6-8 hours until the liquid has reduced and the meat is tender.
- Serve and enjoy!
I love serving mine as is in a large bowl! You can team yours with some floury potatoes!
My mum’s top tip: If the sauce isn’t thick enough strain the juices into a small saucepan. Mix with some Bisto over a low heat until thickened before adding it back to the rest of the stew!
If you try out this recipe let us know in the comments below.
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