Irish Beef & Stout Stew
Irish Beef & Stout Stew
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
Yields: 6
- 2 lbs Beef Stew Meat, lean chucks
- 2 tbsp Ginger Evans All Purpose Flour
- Fairhill Farms Whole Potatoes
- 2 cups Carrot, chopped
- 2 Onions, large chopped
- 1 clove Garlic, crushed
- 1 1/2 cups Guiness
- 2 tbsp Fairhill Farms Tomato Paste
- 1 tbsp Marcum Parsley
- 1 tsp Marcum Thyme
- pinch, Marcum Cayenne Pepper
- 1 tsp Marcum Salt
- 1 tsp Marcum Black Pepper
- Chop carrot, onion, and whole potatoes into large pieces.
- Heat a medium/large stock pot over medium heat.
- Place 2 tbsp of oil in the pot and allow to heat up. Toss beef into the pot and allow to brown, about 3-5 minutes. Stir so every side of the beef browns.
- In a separate bowl, add flour, pepper, salt, and cayenne. Add in onion and garlic and let cook for another 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add flour mixture to the pot and cook for another minute allowing the mixture to build flavor.
- Add Worcestershire, tomato paste and 1/4 cup of water, and stir to ensure everything is incorporated.
- Pour 1/2 cup of beer into the pan, and bring to a boil. Scrape the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon to break off any bits for added flavor.
- Add in the remaining beer, parsley, thyme, carrots and potatoes to the pot. Cover and reduce to a simmer for 2-3 hours.
- Add a bay leaf into the pot for added flavor.
- Frozen peas can be added to the dish for extra vegetables.