Irish Beef Stew - Easy Comforting One Pot 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.

Preheat oven to 300°F.

Chop 2 medium onions into thick pieces.

Cut 5 carrots into longer chunks.

Chop 2 celery ribs into 3/4 inch pieces.

Minced 4 cloves of garlic.

Prepare 3 oz of tomato paste (half a can).

Use 6 slices of bacon, cut into large pieces.

Chop 4 Yukon Gold potatoes into desired size.

Dry the chuck roast with paper towels and cut off excess fat.

Cut the chuck roast into large or smaller pieces as preferred.

In an 8-quart Lodge Dutch oven, turn heat to just below medium and add bacon pieces.

Cook bacon for about 8-10 minutes until fat is rendered and bacon is crispy.

Remove bacon, leaving the fat in the pot.

Season the beef pieces with about 3 teaspoons of diamond crystal kosher salt and pepper on all sides.

Sear the beef in the bacon fat in two batches, ensuring to get a good color on the beef.

Remove the beef once browned and set aside.

Deglaze the pot with water, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom.

Add onions, carrots, and celery to the pot and sauté until softened, about 4-5 minutes.

Stir in minced garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.

Add 3 oz of tomato paste and cook for a couple of minutes.

Return the beef to the pot along with the bacon, bay leaf, thyme, Worcestershire sauce, and beef stock.

Pour in the Guinness stout and stir to combine.

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and cover.

Simmer for 1.5 to 2 hours until beef is tender.

Add chopped potatoes and cook for an additional 30-40 minutes until potatoes are tender.

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