Irish Beef and Guinness Stew

Ingredients

• 800g beef shin or chuck, cubed
• 3 tbsp flour
• 2 onions, chopped
• 4 carrots, chunked
• 3 garlic cloves
• 500ml Guinness or stout
• 500ml beef stock
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp thyme
• 3 tbsp oil
• Salt and pepper
• Parsley

Instructions

1. Toss the beef in seasoned flour.
2. Brown the beef in oil in batches; lift out.
3. Soften the onion, carrot and garlic in the same pot.
4. Stir in tomato paste.
5. Pour in the Guinness, scrape up the brown bits, add stock, bay and thyme.
6. Return the beef; simmer covered 2 hours until very tender.
7. Season generously and finish with parsley.

Serving suggestions

• Serve with mash or crusty bread.

Storage & reheating

Keeps 4 days; tastes better next day; freezes well.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

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