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Irish Beef and Stout Stew

Beef, Carrots, Leeks, Potatoes cooked in a red dutch oven pot with a brown gravy. Top view.
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This slow cooked Irish Beef and Stout Stew recipe with is savory and rich. It's slow cooked with leeks, onions, stout (dark beer like Guinness), tomato paste, potatoes, and carrots.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 lb beef chuck roast, trimmed & cut into 1" cubes
  • 2 Tbsp flour, all purpose or gluten free
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 cups (1 large) onion, diced
  • 1 cup (1 large) leek, diced
  • 1 Tbsp garlic, minced
  • 2 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 lb carrots, peeled and sliced into 1" chunks
  • 2 lb yukon gold potatoes, skin on & cut into 2" cubes
  • 2 1/2 cups stout beer
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 6 sprigs thyme
  • 1/4 cup parsley, chopped for garnish
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions

If using a crockpot – throw all ingredients in a 6 qt crockpot, stir, turn on low for 8 hours.

For stovetop and oven:  Preheat oven to 325F.

  • Mix flour in a large bowl with a pinch of salt.
  • Cube meat and pat dry with paper towels. Generously salt and pepper beef and toss with flour/salt combo.
  • Bring a large oven proof stock pot or dutch oven to medium high heat and add enough vegetable oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pot.  
  • When oil is hot, add beef and sear on all sides until deep brown ( ~ 3-4 minutes per side).  You will have to do this step in batches as you don't want to crowd the pan.  Crowding the pan will cause the beef to steam instead of sear. Transfer the beef to a plate.
  • Reduce the pot to medium heat and add vegetable oil to lightly coat the pan and add the onions.  Cook~ 4-5 minutes (stirring occasionally) or until onions are translucent.  
  • Add garlic and cook ~ 2 minutes or until fragrant.  
  • Add seared beef and any juices to the pot and mix in tomato paste.  
  • Add carrots, potatoes, stout, beef broth, thyme, and 1/2 tsp salt.
  • Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cover, and transfer to the oven.
  • Cook 2 1/2 hours or until meat is fork tender.
  • Remove thyme stems and garnish with chopped parsley.  Happy Eating!  Beckie

Notes

  • If the heat is too high and the onions start to burn, toss a couple ice cubes in the pot to cool it off and also lower the heat.  You want the onions translucent, not caramelized.
  • Check your pot in the oven one or two times to see if it might need a touch more broth depending on if you want it thinner.

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