Prep Time: 20 hours
Cook Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 - 3 pounds lean beef, cut into bite-sized chunks
- 2 Tbsp plus 1 Tbsp cooking oil
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
- 1/2 tsp ground black peper
- 3 medium onions, coarsely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 24 oz. Guinness Extra Stout (not Draught Style)
- 2 cups coarsely chopped carrots
- 1 tsp thyme
Preparation:
Toss beef in a large bowl with 1 Tbsp of oil. Mix the flour, salt and black pepper and red pepper. Add to beef and toss until the meat is evenly coated.Dissolve the tomato paste in a cup or so of the beer.
Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a large frying pan over med-high heat. Brown the beef on all sides. Add onions, garlic and the beer/tomato paste mixture. Reduce heat to simmer. Cover and let cook for 5 minutes.
Empty the frying pan into a casserole dish and return it to the heat. Increase heat to medium and add enough beer to cover the bottom. Boil and stir to dissolve the caramelized meat juices in the pan.
Empty the pan into the casserole dish. Add the rest of the beer, the carrots and thyme. Stir and taste to see if you want to add more salt, pepper, etc.
Cover and simmer on the stove top or bake at 300 degrees F for 2 hours, more if you'd like.
Taste and adjust seasoning. Scatter chopped parsley and serve.
Serves 6 - 8.
