Beef and Guinness Stew

Group C: The Republic of Ireland

Ireland are back in a Major Championships for the first time in 10 years and I wanted to do something special for the occasion. This stew is placed in an oven for 2-3 hours so once you get it together you can just sit back and relax. A tip I would give on it would be to get a good quality beef as then your meat will be very tender.

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Serves 6

Ingredients

1Kg Stewing Beef
4 onions
3 carrots
8 potatoes
Clove of garlic
Fresh thyme
2 Tbsp tomato puree
500ml Guinness
250ml beef stock
2 Tbsp White flour
Tsp each cayenne pepper/salt/pepper
Olive Oil

Cooking Utensils
Chopping board
Sharp knife
Medium sized plate
Measuring jug
Large casserole dish
Frying pan

Preparation

- Coursely chop onions, garlic & carrots
- Wash & peel potatoes
 

- Chop beef into medium sized pieces, removing the excess fat & muscle
- Mix together your flour & spices
- Mix your chopped meat in olive oil and then cover in flour

PREHEAT oven to 150C


Cooking/Method

- In a frying pan brown off your beef 
- Meanwhile in your casserole dish start to cook your onions in a medium heat
- Add your carrots after 5 minutes and then a couple of minutes later add your beef and garlic
- Spoon in your tomato puree and cook gently for a few minutes.
 

- Now add your Guinness, beef stock and thyme
 

 
- Cover with casserole lid and cook in pre-heated oven for 2-3 hours or until beef is tender.

Bon Appetit – Mark Killilea