Soups · No. 19
Beef and Guinness Stew
Irish beef and Guinness stew with bacon, carrots, celery, and thyme, simmered for two and a half hours. From foodiligence (Ryan Miller).
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Ingredients
- 3 slices bacon
- 2 1/2 lbs beef chuck
- 4 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp salt, divided
- 2 onions
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 can Guinness (can size not given)
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 3 carrots
- 3 ribs celery
- 4 sprigs thyme
- 1 tsp white sugar
- 7 cracks of black pepper
- 4 cups chicken stock, or as needed to cover
Method
Amounts are from the Instagram caption. The caption has no method. Steps are from the spoken narration.
- In a pot, add the bacon and let the fat render. Remove the bacon.
- Cut the beef into cubes. Sprinkle with the flour and salt, then sear in the bacon fat. Set the beef aside.
- Add the onions and cook for a few minutes. Add the garlic, and after a minute pour in the Guinness.
- Scrape up all the browned bits. Add the tomato paste, carrots, celery, thyme, sugar, black pepper, the bacon, and the beef. Add stock to cover.
- Bring to a boil, turn down the heat, cover, and simmer for 2 hours.
- Take off the lid and boil for another 30 minutes.
Notes
- Servings are not stated. A single total time is not stated. The simmer and boil are 2 1/2 hours, plus searing and prep.
- The salt is "divided," but only one use (on the beef) is named. Where the rest goes is not stated.
- Guinness can size, beef cube size, and how the vegetables are cut are not stated.
- The creator says the full written recipe is linked in their bio. That was not retrieved.
- Family food check: no shellfish, oyster sauce, shrimp paste, or fish sauce. No green bell peppers. No fish. No Worcestershire sauce.
- Original reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdZqi4IJxxf/