Traditional Irish Beef and Guinness Stew

Ingredients

• Beef chuck

  Arm pot roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw

  2 lb or 907g

• Wheat flour

  Whole-grain

  3 tbsp or 23g

• Onions

  Raw

  2 medium or 220g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 cloves, minced or 9g

• Potato

  Flesh and skin, raw

  4 potato, large or 1.48kg

• Carrots

  Raw

  2 large or 144g

• Celery

  Raw

  200g

• Parsnips

  Raw

  1 parsnip or 100g

• Guinea hen

  Meat and skin, raw

  100g

• Beef broth soup

  Bouillon, consomme, prepared with equal volume water

  1 cup or 241g

• Worcestershire sauce

  2 tbsp or 34g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  ¼ cup or 66g

• Thyme

  Spices, dried

  1 tsp, leaves or 1g

• Rosemary

  Spices, dried

  1 tsp or 1g

• Salt

  Table

  1 ½ tsp or 9g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Bay

  Castella

  200g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

Directions

1. Cut the beef across the grain into into 1-inch pieces. Sprinkle with some salt, pepper and the flour and toss to coat the pieces. Set aside.
2. Fry the bacon in a Dutch oven or heavy pot until done then remove it with a slotted spoon, leaving the bacon drippings in the pan.
3. Working in batches and being careful not to overcrowd the pieces, generously brown the beef on all sides.
4. Transfer the beef to a plate and repeat until all the beef is browned.
5. Add the onions and fry them, adding more oil if necessary, until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Add the vegetables and cook for another 5 minutes.
6. Add the Guinness and bring it to a rapid boil, deglazing the bottom of the pot (scraping up the browned bits on the bottom). Boil for 2 minutes.
7. Return the beef and bacon to the pot along with the remaining ingredients and stir to combine. (**At this point you can transfer everything to a slow cooker if you prefer. Follow the remaining steps and then cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or on HIGH for 3-4 hours.)
8. Bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 2 hours. Add salt and pepper to taste.
9. Serve with some crusty country bread or Irish soda bread. This soup is even better the next day.
10. Recipe by: Kimberly Killebrew (source: https://www.daringgourmet.com/irish-beef-guinness-stew/)

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