Beef & Guinness Stew – Drinking Together With Eating Beer On St. Patrick's Day

While I’ve never been a huge fan of drinking Guinness, I’ve e'er been a cracking admirer of how wonderfully it tin move elevate a uncomplicated beef stew. The subtle bitterness from the hops, together with toastiness from the malt, gives the gravy a depth of flavor that I actually love.

Besides, y'all exclusively ask 1 tin move for this St. Patrick's Day-inspired stew, together with since they’re sold inwards 4-can packs…well, y'all tin move create the math. This would usually live on the betoken inwards postal service where I’d brand my annual Irish Gaelic drinking joke, but I’m non doing 1 this year.

Not exclusively is it inappropriate, but it’s culturally insensitive, together with I’d similar to intend I’ve matured by the betoken of going for such inexpensive laughs. Besides, my Irish Gaelic joke writer, Paddy O'Sullivan, was on a binge this week, together with hence I never got 1 from him anyway. Oh well, similar I said, in all probability for the best.

Anyway, if you’re looking for a gorgeous together with incredibly delicious Irish Gaelic stew recipe for your St. Patrick's Day menu, this 1 comes highly recommended. I served mine amongst to a greater extent than or less greenish onion mashed potatoes, together with piece I usually encourage y'all to serve things similar this on whatever y'all want, non this time. You must serve this amongst to a greater extent than or less cast of potato. And that is no joke. I promise y'all hand this a drive soon. Enjoy!

Ingredients for four large servings:

4 strips bacon, sliced into pocket-sized pieces

2 1/2 lb. beef chuck, cutting inwards 2-inch pieces (tossed amongst dark pepper together with at to the lowest degree 1 tsp salt)

2 onions, chopped

1/2 tsp salt

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 tin move (14.0-oz) Guinness beer, or other night beer

1/4 loving cup Lycopersicon esculentum paste

4 sprigs of fresh thyme

3 carrots, cutting inwards 1-inch pieces

2 ribs celery, cutting inwards 1-inch pieces

2 1/2 cups chicken stock, or equally needed

1 tsp sugar

salt together with freshly reason dark pepper to taste

4 cups mashed potatoes, optional (not really)

- Simmer stew on real depression heat, covered, for almost ii hours, or until fork tender

- Uncover, heighten estrus to med-high, together with reduce, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens to your liking

- Taste together with conform seasoning!

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