Beef With Guinness (traditional Irish)

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 lb butter
• 1 lb beef chuck steak (cut into .5 in. cubes)
• 1 large sweet onion, sliced thinly
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1 pint guinness stout
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled
• 2 large carrots, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon sage
• 1/4 teaspoon parsley
• 1 bay leaf

Recipe

• 1 heat butter in skillet brown the beef in batches-set beef aside.
• 2 cook onion in hot fat for 3 minutes-just softened, return meat to pan add herbs,salt,pepper,stock and stout and bring the mixture to a boil.
• 3 cook stew uncovered in preheated 350 degree oven for about one hour.
• 4 add potatoes and bake for 45 minutes till all is tender.
• 5 add salt and pepper to taste. thicken sauce with butter and flour.
• 6 garnish with parsley.