Beef in Beer in the Slow Cooker

St. Patrick's Day - Holidays and Events

Delicious tender beef cooked in the slow cooker with beer, shallots, bacon, and mushrooms. The Guiness® makes a lovely gravy without tasting overly strong of beer. This is quite a meaty dish so would also be nice with potatoes and carrots added. I serve this with crusty French bread to mop up the juices. Hearty and warming to come home to. Cooks in 5 hours in the slow cooker; however it would not hurt it to be cooked all day.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 5hrs20 mins

Total: 5hrs30 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Beef in Beer in the Slow Cooker

Ingredients

4 teaspoons vegetable oil

divided

or as needed

12 shallots

peeled and left whole

1 pound cubed beef stew meat

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®)

2 onion

cut in half and sliced

1 large garlic clove

crushed

4 slices smoked streaky bacon

sliced into strips

1 ½ cups fresh button mushrooms

salt and ground black pepper to taste

Gracie's Barmbrack

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Directions

Step 1

Preheat slow cooker on Low.

Step 2

Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a skillet over medium-low heat and cook shallots until they are lightly browned 5 to 10 minutes. Place in the slow cooker. Add beef to the same skillet and cook until meat is seared on all sides and browned about 5 minutes. Add flour and mix well. Pour in beer and bring to a boil. Transfer beef-beer mixture to the slow cooker.

Step 3

Wipe out the skillet with a paper towel and add remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent about 5 minutes. Add garlic and bacon and cook for 1 minute more. Transfer to the slow cooker. Add mushrooms and season generously with salt and pepper. Cover.

Step 4

Cook on Low until meat is cooked through about 5 hours.

Nutritional Information

Beef in Beer in the Slow Cooker

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 512.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 28.6g 57%

Carbohydrates: 42g 14%

Dietary Fiber: 3.4g 14%

Sugars: 10.2g

Fat: 24g 37%

Saturated Fat: 8.1g 41%

Cholesterol: 72.4mg 24%

Vitamin A Iu: 1790.7IU 36%

Niacin Equivalents: 9.1mg 70%

Vitamin B6: 1mg 60%

Vitamin C: 21.4mg 36%

Folate: 87.1mcg 22%

Calcium: 92.4mg 9%

Iron: 4.3mg 24%

Magnesium: 65.3mg 23%

Potassium: 1059.4mg 30%

Sodium: 316.6mg 13%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 31%

Calories From Fat: 216

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.