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Beef Stew
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours
Servings 8
Ingredient List
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 pounds cubed stewing beef
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 4 cups water
- 2 large onions coarsely chopped
- 1 teaspoon chopped or minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 teaspoons cubes, or packets beef bouillon
- 3 Yukon Gold Potatoes scrubbed and cut into 1" pieces
- 2 cups sliced carrots
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 1 container button or baby Bella mushrooms cut in quarters
- 3 sprigs thyme
- 1 bottle Guinness stout beer
- 2-3 cups water
Directions
- Heat oil over medium-high heat in a heavy pot.
- Season meat with salt and pepper and brown in batches on all sides.
- Return all the meat to the pot and add about 4 cups of water to just cover the meat.
- Simmer for two hours until the meat is tender, do not boil.
- Skim off any foam.
- Add tomato paste, beef bouillon onions, garlic, potatoes, carrots, celery, mushrooms thyme and Guinness.
- Add 2-3 cups water just to cover vegetables and simmer for one hour.
- Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.