Slow Cooker Beef Stew with Guinness
An easy beef stew dinner packed with flavor!
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 2 pounds beef stew meat
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoon canola or vegetable oil
- 11.2 ounces Guinness beer (1 bottle)
- 1 small onion - chopped (about ½ cup)
- 3 large garlic cloves - minced
- 1 pound baby potatoes - quartered
- 3 large carrots - cut into ½ inch discs
- 3 ribs of celery - chopped into ½ inch pieces
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1 cup water
- 1 14.5 ounce can of diced tomatoes (not drained)
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons salt
- Parsley garnish - optional
Instructions
- Add the flour and 1 teaspoon salt to a bowl (you could use a zip-top bag too!) and mix together. Add in the beef and toss until the beef is fully coated.
- Heat the oil in a pan over medium/high heat and brown the beef on all sides. (Don't worry about cooking it through).
- Once browned, remove the beef from the pan and add it to the slow cooker.
- Lower the heat on the pan to medium. Pour in the Guinness beer and let it bubble for 30 seconds while you scrape up the bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Carefully pour the heated Guinness from the pan to the slow cooker.*
- Add the rest of the ingredients to the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 -10 hours or on high for 4-6 hours.
- (Option) If you would like to thicken your beef stew for an even heartier feel:Mix together 2 tablespoons of flour or cornstarch with 3 tablespoons of water then stir the mixture into the stew. Cook for 30 minutes longer.
- Garnish with parsley if you're feelin' fancy!