Stew Recipes : Irish Beef Stew Slow Cooker Recipe

beef chuck

🥗Healthier: lean beef

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Lean beef reduces fat content while pork shoulder is often less expensive.

Guinness stout

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic stout

💰Cheaper: dark beer

Non-alcoholic stout maintains flavor without alcohol.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cubes

Vegetable broth is lighter, and bouillon cubes are economical.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: parsnips

Sweet potatoes add nutrients, while parsnips are often less costly.

Mix 1/3 cup flour with 1.5 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a bowl.

Coat the beef stew meat in the flour mixture.

In a large pot, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat.

Brown the beef stew meat in the oil until browned on all sides.

After browning, place the beef in the slow cooker.

Add the sliced carrots, potatoes, chopped celery, and chopped onion to the slow cooker.

Stir in the Guinness beer, 1/2 cup of water, 2 teaspoons of Kitchen Bouquet, and 1 tablespoon of tomato paste.

Stir all the ingredients together in the slow cooker.

Cook on high for 5 to 6 hours or on low for 10 to 12 hours.

Remove the bay leaf before serving.

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