Recipe: Perfect Chunky Guinness Beef Stew

Chunky Guinness Beef Stew. Rich Irish beef stew, made with the unmistakable flavors of Guinness and coffee, makes this the most savory and mouthwatering comfort food you'll ever However, this Irish beef stew with Guinness beer and coffee really takes the cake. The Guinness and coffee flavors meld perfectly to give way to a. Beer, beef, and bacon add deep, complex flavors to this Irish-inspired stew that's at its best when served with mashed potatoes.

I have a long history of making this recipe every year around St. Patrick's Day, and love bringing home a six-pack of stout to make it happen. Made with beef stew meat, onion, celery, carrots, parsnips, and of course, Guinness. You can cook Chunky Guinness Beef Stew using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chunky Guinness Beef Stew

1. 🢂 750 grams of Stewing Beef.
2. 🢂 400 ml of Guinness.
3. 🢂 1 1/2 medium of Brown Onions.
4. 🢂 500 grams of Carrot.
5. 🢂 500 grams of Swede.
6. 🢂 1 clove of Garlic.
7. 🢂 2 of Leaves of Bay.
8. 🢂 1 of Beef Stock Cube.
9. 🢂 1 1/2 tbsp of Flour.
10. 🢂 3 of Beef Rib Bones (optional).
11. 🢂 1 of Salt and pepper to taste.

Beef stew also freezes very well. Transfer it to freezer containers and freeze for up to three months. Trial and error on getting the veggie sizes right- need to be chunky. You don't need to simmer homemade stew for hours when you use a more tender cut of beef, like sirloin steak.

step by step Chunky Guinness Beef Stew

1. Dice stewing beef to approx 1 inch cubes, then coat with flour. Fry the beef for a short while to sear, then set aside..
2. Dice carrot and swede into approx 1 inch cubes and set aside. (nice and chunky).
3. Cut onion into quarters, set aside..
4. Smash garlic clove and chop finely..
5. Mix all the aforementioned ingredients together into your slow cooker (add bones now if you have them).
6. Pour over Guinness, then add your crumbled stock cube and bay leaves..
7. Set slow cooker to HIGH, and leave for 1 hour..
8. Once the hour has elapsed, give it a good stir and reduce heat to MEDIUM. Cook for a further 6-8 hours..
9. Although not essential, stir occasionally. Check its consistency, add additional flour at 1 hour before serving. And then, sErVe!.

This hearty dish will fill you up after a day of sledding or skating. Chunks of tender beef cooked in a Guinness beef broth with carrots and potatoes. Topped with micro greens that look like lucky clovers! Add potatoes, onion, and garlic, and simmer until all veggies are tender. Both Guinness and beef stew have deep, roasted, delicious flavor.