What's the Guinness stew mate?
All props go to BeerMee from AussieBBQ for this one
Sure do, well its not really 'a recipe' in terms of 'exact' ingredients with measurements - I cook it to taste and depending on what in my fridge (and beer fridge).... here it is:
1 to 1.5kg diced beef (I like big chunks personally, like 1.5 - 2cm diced)
1-2 onions
2-3 cloves garlic
1-2 carrots
Leek (sliced & washed)
couple of handfuls green beans
4 tsp beef or chicken stock powder
fresh herbs - whatevers in you garden - thyme and rosemary are good, parsley, etc....
2 bottles/cans guniess/stout
can of tomotoes
2 TBLSP tomato paste
3 tsp cornflour
3-4 TBLSP oil for frying
1) Season the Beef with salt and pepper and brown on all sides in batches in a large caserole dish. (you can also dust the beef in seasoned flour of if you like before frying).
2) Drink some guiness.
3) In the dirty casserole dish (the brown meat residue will be in the bottom of pot frome frying beef), fry the onions for a few minutes, adding leek, carrots, garlic and continue to fry off.
4) Add the meat back into the pot with the herbs, guiness, stock powder, can of tomotoes - bring to the boil stirring occasionaly.
5) get another guiness to drink
6) Into a 170 - 180 deg oven for 2 hours.
7) better get yourself another guiness to drink
Give it a good stir and Add the green beans (wash and cut into half)
9) cook for another 30-40 mins
10) Add tomato paste and cornflour, stir well, let cook for another 10-15 mins (this step is to thicken up the stew).
Serve on mash. Leftover stew makes great pies the next day!! I even freeze a few pies too!!
You can adjust this however you like - swap guiness for red wine, use lamb, use braising steak, add diced potatoes, double or triple the onion, etc..... have fun.