Guinness Beef Stew

Step 1

Cut the beef into 1 ½ inch chunks. Sprinkle it with salt and pepper and set it aside.

Step 2

In a dutch oven, fry the bacon until crisp. Remove it from the pan, crumble and set aside but leave the bacon fat in the pan.

Step 3

Brown the beef by putting a little in the dutch oven at a time. As the pieces brown, remove them to a plate. Again, leave the fat in the pan.

Step 4

Sauté the onion for 5 minutes, add the garlic and cook for another minute.

Step 5

Stir in the flour, and cook until this turns golden.

Step 6

Add the beer, and use a wooden spoon to gently scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the dutch oven.

Step 7

Whisk in the broth and tomato paste, until incorporated.

Step 8

Add the beef and bacon back to the pan.

Step 9

Stir in carrots, celery, potatoes, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, pepper, thyme, and bay leaf.

Step 10

Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat and cook it covered for 2 hours, Then remove the lid and allow it to simmer for another 30 minutes so it can thicken up a bit.

Step 11

Remove the bay leaf before serving.

Step 12

ENJOY!

Step 13

Cut the beef into 1 ½ inch chunks. Sprinkle it with salt and pepper and set it aside.

Step 14

In a dutch oven, fry the bacon until crisp. Remove it from the pan, crumble and set aside but leave the bacon fat in the pan.

Step 15

Brown the beef by putting a little in the dutch oven at a time. As the pieces brown, remove them to a plate. Again, leave the fat in the pan.

Step 16

Sauté the onion for 5 minutes, add the garlic and cook for another minute.

Step 17

Stir in the flour, and cook until this turns golden.

Step 18

Add the beer, and use a wooden spoon to gently scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the dutch oven.

Step 19

Whisk in the broth and tomato paste, until incorporated.

Step 20

Add the beef and bacon back to the pan.

Step 21

Stir in carrots, celery, potatoes, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, pepper, thyme, and bay leaf.

Step 22

Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat and cook it covered for 2 hours, Then remove the lid and allow it to simmer for another 30 minutes so it can thicken up a bit.

Step 23

Remove the bay leaf before serving.

Step 24

ENJOY!