Guinness Beef Stew

Ingredients:

• 900g Beef - cut into cubes
• 1 large Onion - diced
• 1 Leek - sliced
• 1 Carrot - sliced
• 1 Celery Stalk - sliced
• 1/2 bulb garlic - peeled and crushed
• 500ml Guinness
• 1 tbs Plain Flour
• 1 tbs Concentrate Tomato Paste
• 2 tbs Worcestershire Sauce
• 2 Dried Bay Leaves
• 250g Closed Cup Mushrooms - halved
• Salt
• Freshly Ground Black Pepper

 

Directions:

• Brown beef on all sides. Do this in small batches if necessary. Remove beef and place aside for later use.
• Leave about 1 tbs of oil in pot, add onions, saute until soft.
• Add leeks, carrot and celery, saute until soft.
• Add garlic, fry until fragrant.
• Mix in flour, stir until well combined.
• Pour in 1 cup of Guinness. Slowly scrapping off flour that is stuck on the pot.
• Add 1 cup of Guinness and beef in the pot.
• Add the rest of the Guinness, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce and bay leaves.
• Bring to boil then simmer until meat is tender and sauce is thickened (about 45 mins to 1 hr).
• Add in mushrooms, continue cooking until mushrooms are cooked.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

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