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Guinness Beef Stew
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs 15 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 35 mins
 
Guinness Beef Stew is a hearty rich stew using dark Guinness stout in the braising liquid giving it a rich and earthy flavor. This traditional Irish Stew is the perfect comfort food for a cold night. Slow simmered in a Dutch oven, the flavors in this stew come together wonderfully. Make sure you have some nice warm crusty bread to dip into the gravy!
Course: Entrées
Cuisine: Irish
Keyword: Beef, One Pot Meal, St. Patrick's Day Recipes
Servings: 6
Calories: 756 kcal
Ingredients
  • 3 pounds beef stew meat or chuck cut into 2-inch pieces
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • vegetable oil
  • 1 onion cut into ½-inch pieces
  • 2 ribs celery diced ½-inch
  • 2 cloves garlic smashed
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 15 ounces Guinness draft beer (1 tall can)
  • 2 cups beef stock
  • 2 carrots sliced into ⅜-inch rounds on the bias (about 2½ cups)
  • 16 baby Yukon Gold potatoes whole or halved (about 5 cups)
  • 1 rutabaga peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks (about 2½ cups)
  • 6 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce plus more for seasoning
  • fresh parsley chopped (for garnish)
Instructions

  1. Pre-heat a cast iron Dutch oven, or large stockpot over medium-high heat. Season the beef pieces with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add a little oil to the pot and brown the beef pieces well on all sides. Do this in batches so that you don’t over-crowd the pan. Set the browned beef aside while you finish browning all the beef.

  2. Add the onion, celery and garlic to the Dutch oven and sauté for several minutes, until the onion has softened - about 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste and continue to cook for about 3 minutes to toast the tomato paste and continue to cook the vegetables.

  3. Pour in the Guinness draft and deglaze the pan (scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the Dutch oven with a flat spatula). Add the beef stock and return the browned beef to the Dutch oven. Bring the pot to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer gently for 75 minutes. (gentle simmer = just a few bubbles, not a boil)

  4. Add the carrots, potatoes and rutabaga, along with the thyme, bay leaves and Worcestershire sauce. Continue to gently simmer the stew, covered, for another 30 to 45 minutes. The beef should be tender, the potatoes, carrots and rutabaga should be soft and the sauce should thicken slightly.

  5. Season to taste with salt, freshly ground black pepper and more Worcestershire sauce if desired. Garnish with the fresh parsley and serve with crusty bread to sop up the sauce at the end.

Nutrition Facts
Guinness Beef Stew
Amount Per Serving
Calories 756 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 4g20%
Cholesterol 141mg47%
Sodium 442mg18%
Potassium 3771mg108%
Carbohydrates 89g30%
Fiber 18g72%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 69g138%
Vitamin A 3525IU71%
Vitamin C 89.9mg109%
Calcium 281mg28%
Iron 25mg139%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.