Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Stew Recipe

Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Stew Recipe

This Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Stew recipe produces a hearty and flavorful Irish beef stew. It’s the perfect dish for St. Patrick’s Day, or for a cold winters’ day. There is some prep work that needs to be done, so make sure you set aside 15-20 minutes for prep. The dish can also be served purely as a stew or over rice (which I prefer.)

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Ingredients:
2.5 pound beef chuck
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 carrots, peeled
3 sticks of celery
3 garlic cloves, minced
4 cups baby Yukon gold potatoes (1.5 pounds)
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2.5 teaspoons salt
12 oz. Guinness
3 cups beef broth
1/4 cup tomato paste
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water

Directions:
1. Trim beef of any fat and cut into 1-inch pieces.
2. Pat dry with paper towels and lightly season with salt and pepper.
3. Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium-high heat.
4. Sear beef cubes on all sides, and once browned transfer to slow cooker.
5. Slice carrots and celery into 1/2-inch slices.
6. Chop onion and mince garlic.
7. Cut baby potatoes in half; and transfer all vegetables to slow cooker.
8. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and dried thyme.
9. In a separate bowl, whisk beef broth and tomato paste and pour mixture into the slow cooker.
10. Add Guinness and bay leaves; and cook on low for 8-hours or high for 4-hours.
11. When the time is up, whisk cornstarch and water in a separate dish and transfer to slow cooker.
12. Remove bay leaves and cook on low for 45-minutes.

Wine Pairings:
We preface all of our wine pairing suggestions by letting you know that it’s really a matter of personal taste. While we do offer our opinions and why we selected a specific varietal, there is no right or wrong answer when pairing a wine with your dinner.

Rhone
This Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Stew recipe is a nice hearty stew that combines slow cooked beef with vegetables. It is not overpowering but hearty, and would compliment a Rhone style wine. The Rhone wines are not robust, which compliments this dish well. Follow the link to our wine review site to find our favorite Rhone wines-LetsHaveWine.com

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