Guinness Week: Stout Beef Stew
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Guinness Week: Stout Beef Stew a try. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 8 servings with 414 calories, 37g of protein, and 13g of fat each. It will be a hit at your st. patrick day event. Head to the store and pick up juice of lemon, cipollini onions, guinness, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon zest you could follow this main course with the Orange Marmalade Cookies with Orange Zest Icing as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours.
Instructions
Toss beef in flour, cayenne, and a generous sprinkle of salt and pepper to coat.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large Dutch oven or large heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat.
Add beef in a single layer, working in batches if necessary. Cook on each side until browned, 4-5 minutes. In the last minute, add garlic, stirring frequently.
Transfer browned meat and garlic to a bowl. Deglaze pan with 1 tablespoon Guinness, scraping up dark bits from the bottom.
Heat another half tablespoon olive oil.
Add carrots and cook until beginning to brown, 3-5 minutes, add potatoes and cook another 2 minutes.
Transfer vegetable mixture to a separate bowl. Deglaze with another tablespoon of Guinness.
Heat remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil, add cipollini onions and cook until edges brown, 3-4 minutes.
Add tomato paste and cook an additional 1 minute. Deglaze with remaining Guinness. Return beef to the pot and add beef stock, cumin seed, Worcestershire, and bay leaf. Simmer covered for 1 hour.
Add carrot and vegetable mixture, return lid, and simmer an additional 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until carrots are fork tender. Adjust to taste with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with lemon zest and chopped parsley.