Description
This Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Stew with Potatoes & Carrots features tender beef, hearty vegetables, and a rich stout flavor, making it a perfect comfort food for any meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs. beef stew meat, well trimmed
- 2 tbsp. cooking oil
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. pepper
- 1 tsp. dried leaf oregano, not ground
- 1 tsp. dried leaf thyme, not ground
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- 6 oz. tomato paste
- 15 oz. beef broth
- 3 cups baby red potatoes, quartered
- 3 cups carrots, sliced
- 2 cups celery, sliced
- 1 cup white onion, (1 small onion); cut into large pieces
- 2 tsp. garlic, minced
- 11.2 oz. guinness beer, 1 bottle (original or extra stout)
- 2 bay leaves
Instructions
- In a large ziplock bag, combine flour, salt, pepper, oregano, thyme, and onion powder.
- Add beef to the bag and shake until coated.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Brown the coated beef on all sides without burning.
- Once browned, mix in tomato paste and beef broth, stirring until thickened.
- Set aside off the heat.
- In the slow cooker, layer potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, and garlic.
- Top with the beef and sauce mixture.
- Pour in the Guinness beer and place bay leaves on top.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours without lifting the lid.
- Remove bay leaves before serving.
- Enjoy your stew!
Notes
For added flavor, sear the beef in batches to avoid overcrowding the skillet.
Serve with fresh bread for a complete meal.
Feel free to substitute with seasonal vegetables.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 80mg