Stout Beer Beef Stew
Servings: 8
Calories: 277kcal
The perfect bowl of comfort to see you through a never ending winter, this Stout Beer Beef Stew will leave your belly full and your taste buds happy.
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Ingredients
- 3 pounds beef stew meat
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 3/4 cup flour divided
- 4 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 large onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 12 ounces stout beer divided
- 3 carrots sliced into thick rounds
- 3 parsnips sliced into thick rounds
- 4 potatoes cut into one inch cubes
- 8 cups beef broth
- 6 ounce can tomato paste
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- parsley for garnish
Instructions
- In a large zip top bag or bowl, add stew meat, salt, pepper and 1/2 cup flour. Seal bag and shake or stir together to coat meat with flour.
- Over medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons olive oil to large pot. Add half of stew meat and brown on all sides.
- Remove browned meat with slotted spoon to a large bowl and repeat process, adding additional 2 tablespoons olive oil and remaining stew meat.
- After all meat has been removed and set aside to rest, add onion to pot and sauté for 3-4 minutes.
- Add garlic and let cook until fragrant.
- Add half of beer to deglaze pot, scrapping the browned bits from bottom with a wooden spoon.
- Add carrots, parsnips, potatoes, beef broth, tomato paste, bay leaf, thyme and browned meat and bring to boil.
- Reduce to simmer and allow to cook over low heat for two hours.
- In a small bowl, whisk together remaining beer and 1/4 cup flour. Stir into stew until stew has thickened.
- When serving, sprinkle individual bowls with parsley, if desired.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Beef and Beer Stew with Root Vegetables.
Nutrition
Calories: 277kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1385mg | Potassium: 1114mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 4145IU | Vitamin C: 29.5mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 5.7mg