Description
This Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Stew with Potatoes & Carrots is a comforting meal featuring tender beef, hearty vegetables, and a rich sauce, easy to prepare for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs. beef stew meat, well trimmed
- 2 tbsp. cooking oil
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. pepper
- 1 tsp. dried leaf oregano, not ground
- 1 tsp. dried leaf thyme, not ground
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- 6 oz. tomato paste
- 15 oz. beef broth
- 3 cups baby red potatoes, quartered
- 3 cups carrots, sliced
- 2 cups celery, sliced
- 1 cup white onion, cut into large pieces
- 2 tsp. garlic, minced
- 11.2 oz. guinness beer, 1 bottle (original or extra stout)
- 2 bay leaves
Instructions
- In a large ziplock bag, combine flour, salt, pepper, oregano, thyme, and onion powder.
- Add beef to the bag and shake until fully coated.
- Heat a skillet over medium high heat and add oil.
- Once hot, brown the coated beef on all sides, avoiding burning.
- After browning, stir in the tomato paste and beef broth.
- Mix until a thick sauce forms, scraping up any stuck bits, and set aside off heat.
- Place potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, and garlic in the slow cooker.
- Layer the beef and sauce mixture over the vegetables.
- Pour in the Guinness beer and place bay leaves on top.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours without lifting the lid.
- After cooking, remove bay leaves before serving.
Notes
For a thicker sauce, you can add more flour during the browning step.
Feel free to swap out vegetables based on what you have available.
This stew tastes even better the next day as flavors meld.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 325
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 21g
- Cholesterol: 70mg