Beef Stew With Beer

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 -3 lbs stewing beef
• 1 red onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 24 ounces dark beer (guinness for instance)
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 3 cups mushrooms
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 peel the garlic and the onion and cut it in half rings.
• 2 heat up some olive oil in a large pot and brown the meat.
• 3 stir in the garlic and the onion and let it simmer for about 2 minutes.
• 4 warm up the beer and the broth and add it to the meat.
• 5 add the thyme, pepper & salt to taste.
• 6 let it all simmer with the lid on, for about 2 ½ hours until well done.
• 7 clean and cut the mushrooms in half and add them to the stew.
• 8 mix the cornstarch with a bit of cold water and thicken the stew to taste.