This comfortable beef dish can be easily prepared in the morning before leaving for the day, simmered slowly all day long, and served as a fantastic dinner meal.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds (907 g) boneless beef chuck
- salt and pepper for seasoning
- ½ pound bacon, about 8 slices
- 3 onions, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 ½ cups (355 ml) beef broth
- ¼ cup (66 g) tomato paste
- 2 large carrots, peeled and sliced
- 2 large celery ribs, sliced
- 1 ½ cups (355 g) potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 18 ounces (510 ml) dark beer
- 1 ounce (28 g) bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- ⅓ cup (42 g) flour
Directions
Recipe instructions Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Stew
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Step 1
Cut the beef into one and a half inch pieces, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Take it out of the pan, crumble it, and set it aside.
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Step 2
In a large pot, fry the bacon until crispy. Set the meat aside. Leave the bacon grease in the pot. Brown the beef by cooking a small amount at a time in the pot. Once browned, remove the beef pieces and place them into the slow cooker insert. After finishing, also put the bacon in the slow cooker.
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Step 3
Mix the beef broth and tomato paste and pour them into the slow cooker.
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Step 4
Place the rest of the ingredients (carrots, celery, potatoes, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, pepper, thyme, and bay leaf) in a 6-8 quart slow cooker. At last, pour in the beer and add the chocolate. Give it a final stir.
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Step 5
Cook on low for 8 hours.
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Step 6
When finished, take off the lid of the slow cooker and carefully remove one cup of liquid from the stew. Put the liquid in a bowl with flour and whisk them together. Pour the mixture back into the stew and stir until it thickens, which should take about 5 minutes.
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Step 7
Before serving, remember to remove the bay leaf.
