Beef & Guinness Stew
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A rich, deeply flavorful beef stew featuring the malty notes of Irish Guinness stout. Slow-cooked until the beef is fork-tender and naturally thickened without any flour, this comforting dish is perfect served over creamy mashed potatoes.
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🍳 Cooking Flow
Sauté bacon and transfer to the stew pot, reserving the fat. → Season and brown the beef chuck cubes in the bacon fat, then transfer to the stew pot. → Sweat onions and garlic in the skillet, deglaze with Guinness, and pour into the pot. → Add tomato paste, thyme, carrots, celery, sugar, pepper, and chicken broth to the pot. → Simmer covered on low heat for 2 hours, then reduce uncovered on medium-high for 15-20 minutes to thicken.
Cooking Steps
Brief Cooking Order
Sauté bacon and transfer to the stew pot, reserving the fat. → Season and brown the beef chuck cubes in the bacon fat, then transfer to the stew pot. → Sweat onions and garlic in the skillet, deglaze with Guinness, and pour into the pot. → Add tomato paste, thyme, carrots, celery, sugar, pepper, and chicken broth to the pot. → Simmer covered on low heat for 2 hours, then reduce uncovered on medium-high for 15-20 minutes to thicken.
Introduction
A rich, deeply flavorful beef stew featuring the malty notes of Irish Guinness stout. Slow-cooked until the beef is fork-tender and naturally thickened without any flour, this comforting dish is perfect served over creamy mashed potatoes.
Step 1
Sauté the chopped bacon in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat until crisp and all the fat has rendered.
Step 2
Turn off the heat and transfer the crispy bacon into a large stew pot, leaving the rendered fat behind in the skillet.
Step 3
Turn the heat to high. Season the beef chuck cubes generously with salt and pepper, then brown them in the bacon fat. Once well-seared, transfer the beef to the stew pot on top of the bacon.
Step 4
Add the chopped onions and a pinch of salt to the same skillet. Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, using a wooden spoon to scrape up the caramelized bits from the bottom of the pan.
Step 5
Add the minced garlic and cook for about 1 minute. Do not let the garlic burn or brown.
Ingredients List
Important Notes
Using beef chuck roast provides gelatin from connective tissues which, combined with tomato paste, naturally thickens the gravy without requiring flour.
The small pinch of sugar is necessary to balance the roasted, bitter notes of the dark Guinness beer.
Keep the thyme on the sprigs; it is much easier to remove the bare stems at the end of cooking than it is to pick off the leaves beforehand.
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