Guinness Stout Beef Stew

Name: Guinness Stout Beef Stew
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 - 2 lbs beef chuck (fattier mix); 3 carrots; 2 potatoes; 2 stalks celery; 1 tall can Guinness beer; 2.5 cups chicken stock; 4-5 sprigs thyme; 2 bay leaves; 1 Tsp sugar; 4 srips bacon (cut into small pcs); 1 piece Spam (cut into small pcs); 2 whole onions; 1/4 Cup tomato paste; 4 cloves garlic

Mew Tatsaneeya @cook_25311630

Guinness Stout Beef Stew

Mew Tatsaneeya @cook_25311630

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Ingredients

1 - 2 lbsbeef chuck (fattier mix)
3carrots
2potatoes
2 stalkscelery
1 tall canGuinness beer
2.5 cupschicken stock
4-5 sprigsthyme
2bay leaves
1 Tspsugar
4 sripsbacon (cut into small pcs)
1 pieceSpam (cut into small pcs)
2whole onions
1/4 Cuptomato paste
4 clovesgarlic

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Steps

1

Render fat from bits of bacon and spam, till brown and crisp. Transfer to pot and leave 1 tbsp of grease in pan. (Medium High Heat)
2

Use pan to brown beef cubes (tossed in salt & pepper) in high heat and transfer beef to pot
3

Turn heat to medium and sweat onions (with salt) for 5 mins then add in minced garlic and cook for 1 min, careful not to brown. Then deglaze with 1 can of Guinness Stout Beer and cook for 2 -3 mins on medium heat.
4

Transfer to pot, add tomato paste, thyme, freshly ground black pepper, carrots, bayleaf, celery & lastly, chicken stock to cover top of all the ingredients. Rise heat to high till simmering then reduce to low heat.
5

Simmer stew gently for 2 hours. Option to add in potatoes later to avoid turning mushy & cayenne powder for taste