Ultimate Guinness Beef Stew

St. Patrick's Day - Holidays and Events

This is an Irish beef stew made with Guinness®. This stew is very hearty and begs for a good sopping bread.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 3hrs25 mins

Total: 3hrs45 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Ultimate Guinness Beef Stew

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

3 bay leaves

¼ cup all-purpose flour

or as needed

2 pounds beef stew meat

cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes

2 yellow onions

quartered

2 cloves garlic

minced

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 (15 ounce) can Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®)

1 cup beef stock

2 large potatoes

cut into 1 1/2- inch cubes

½ pound carrots

peeled and thickly sliced

2 tablespoons chopped parsley

salt and ground black pepper to taste

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Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).

Step 2

Heat olive oil and bay leaves in a 6-quart oven-proof pot over high heat. Place 1/4 cup flour in a shallow bowl press beef cubes into flour and sear beef in the hot oil until the meat has a browned crust about 3 minutes per side. Cook and stir onions with beef until onions are translucent 5 more minutes. Reduce heat to low.

Step 3

Combine garlic thyme and rosemary leaves with 2 tablespoons flour in a small bowl; stir flour mixture into beef and onions until thoroughly combined. Pour beer and beef stock into mixture stir to combine and bring to a simmer. Cook stirring often until thickened about 5 minutes. Mix potatoes carrots and parsley into beef and sauce; cover pot.

Step 4

Braise stew in the preheated oven until potatoes are cooked through and beef is tender about 3 hours; stir occasionally. Season with salt and black pepper.

Nutritional Information

Ultimate Guinness Beef Stew

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 415.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 33g 66%

Carbohydrates: 39.4g 13%

Dietary Fiber: 5.6g 22%

Sugars: 6.5g

Fat: 13.7g 21%

Saturated Fat: 4.1g 20%

Cholesterol: 79.8mg 27%

Vitamin A Iu: 6551.7IU 131%

Niacin Equivalents: 10.5mg 80%

Vitamin B6: 0.9mg 54%

Vitamin C: 36.8mg 61%

Folate: 66.8mcg 17%

Calcium: 67.1mg 7%

Iron: 5mg 28%

Magnesium: 68.4mg 24%

Potassium: 1127.7mg 32%

Sodium: 113.7mg 5%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 33%

Calories From Fat: 123.4

*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.