Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Stew

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Slow cooker Guinness beef stew is an Irish version of traditional beef stew. Chock full of simple ‘peasant’ vegetables, this stew gets a flavorful infusion from tangy Guinness stout. You'll want to savor this hearty meal as it warms you from the inside out.

Prep Time15

Cook Time4

Total Time4 15

Servings:

Calories: 407kcal

Author: Meaghan - The Quicker Kitchen

Ingredients

1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
3-4 lbs beef or lamb stewing meat cubed
24 oz little potatoes halved- or roughly 5 cups washed, peeled, & cubed russet potatoes
1 cup peeled & diced turnips optional
1 16 oz bag baby carrots or roughly 2 1/2 cups sliced/diced carrots
1 large yellow onion diced
1/2 cup pearl barley
1 bottle Guinness stout
2 tsp dry thyme
3 whole whole bay leaves
1/2 tsp black pepper
6-8 cups beef broth
salt & pepper to taste

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Heat the oil in large skillet, brown the meat in small batches and then transfer it into the bowl of the crockpot. Repeat until all the beef's browned and in the crockpot.
Over medium heat add onions to skillet and 1/4 cup of the broth, stir scrapping up any browned bits from bottom of pan and cook 5-6 minutes, or until onions soften.
Add spices and beer, bring to a simmer. Remove from heat.
Add potatoes, turnips, carrots, and barley to crockpot.
Add the remaining broth to the crockpot.
Add onion mixture and stir well.
Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours.
Remove Bay leaves, and discard them.
Ladle the soup into bowls and serve warm!

Notes

You can make this in the Dutch oven on the stove top. To do it, brown the beef and cook onions the same way. Add all ingredients to the pot, then bring to a rolling boil. Immediately reduce heat, and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour before serving.
If the stew is too bitter, add a bit of brown sugar.
You could add some other veggies like mushrooms to the stew.

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