Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Oh Goodness, My Guinness!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

To celebrate the festivities, what could be better than eating Beef and Guinness Stew? I love Guinness and although it is a meal in and of itself, it is also a great ingredient for a meal! For those of you who are Irish, and those of you like me who are honorary Irish folk for the day, enjoy your celebration. I hope it includes lots of soda bread, Guinness, merriment, and luck!

Beef and Guinness Stew (Courtesy of The Gourmet Slow Cooker Cookbook by Lynn Alley)
Ingredients:
3/4 cup of flour
2 1/2 pounds very lean stewing beef, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 large potatoes, peeled and quartered
3 carrots, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces
2 large yellow onions, quartered
2 sprigs of thyme
2 cups of Guinness stout or other very dark, hearty beer
1 teaspoon salt

Directions:
Place flour in a re-sealable plastic bag and add the beef, shaking to coat completely.

Heat a large saute pan on high heat and add the oil. In batches if necessary, add the beef and cook until brown on all sides. Using tongs, transfer to paper towel to drain.

Place the beef, carrots, potatoes, onions, and thyme in the slow cooker and pour the beer on top. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours (until the meat is very tender). Season with salt.

Enjoy stew with a pint of Guinness!

17 comments:

  1. Happy St. Patrick's Day to you ! Your Guiness stew look amazing and good.

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  2. I'm making something similar to this today too! Probably won't be done until later though - but I am using my crockpottery! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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  3. What a great dish! Sounds simple and delicious. I will definitely have to let my BF know about this one. Thanks!

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  4. Your stew looks absolutely delish! So hearty and comforting! Happy St. Pat's Day!

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  5. Your stew looks wonderful! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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  6. This looks so hearty. I love a good rich beef stew and the Guinness gives it that extra kick.

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  7. Guinness stew! My hubbie would drool over this!!

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  8. Happy St.Paddy's day. Now if only I could erase my meories of stout and be brave enough to try this.....

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  9. I have been wanting to try this for a while now. I make the usual Corned Beef and Cabbage for St. Paddy's every year since it's the only time Michael wants corned beef. I love corned beef sandwiches! He's not wild about it. Thank you for the mouthwatering pic to seal the deal. I have this bookmarked to try in the upcoming weeks now.

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  10. Yum! I love beef stew and adding Guinness only makes it even more delicious! happy st patty's day (one day late)!

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  11. A perfectly delicious stew, excellent with Guinness! Hope you had a great St. Patrick's day!

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  12. When i was trying to figure out what to make for St. Paddy's Day, I originally was looking for a slow cooker Guinness stew recipe! I ended up with a stovetop, but this looks excellent. Next year!

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  13. I've made this! It's truly great!

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  14. I am going to try this, the addition of the Guinness makes it sound so flavorful.

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  15. That really is a perfect looking stew! You can see how tender and delicious the meat is!

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  16. This sounds and looks amazing Aimee...I am going to save this and try it soon!

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