Pre-St. Patty's Day Irish dinner of Guinness beef stew and herb potatoes. It's Irish food so you gotta have potatoes.
Guinness Beef Stew
1.5 lb lean stew beef cut in 2 inch cubes
2 tbsp flour
1 tsp cayenne
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 carrots large dice
2 celery stalks large dice
1 onion large dice
6 tbsp canned tomato sauce
4 tbsp water
2 garlic cloves crushed
1 Draught can Guinness
1 tbsp thyme
Season the beef with the cayenne, salt, and pepper. Cover the beef with flour, shake off excess. In a hot saute' pan add the oil and brown the beef on all sides. Once browned add carrots, celery, onion, and garlic. Add tomato sauce and water. Cover pan and cook for 5 minutes. Place everything in the pan into a casserole dish. Use half the Guinness to deglaze the pan. Add this and the rest of the Guinness in the can to the casserole. Add the thyme. Cover the casserole with tin foil. Cook for 2 and a half to 3 hours in a 300 degree oven. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Herb Potatoes
6 small red potatoes, diced
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
thyme, salt, and pepper to taste
half lemon
Boil the potatoes for about 15 minutes, until just knife tender. Drain. Melt the butter and olive oil in a hot pan. Add the potatoes to the oil/butter mixture and brown lightly. Add the salt, pepper, and thyme. Cook for another couple minute. Turn off the heat. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the potatoes.
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| Guinness Beef Stew with Herb Potatoes |
1.5 lb lean stew beef cut in 2 inch cubes
2 tbsp flour
1 tsp cayenne
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 carrots large dice
2 celery stalks large dice
1 onion large dice
6 tbsp canned tomato sauce
4 tbsp water
2 garlic cloves crushed
1 Draught can Guinness
1 tbsp thyme
Season the beef with the cayenne, salt, and pepper. Cover the beef with flour, shake off excess. In a hot saute' pan add the oil and brown the beef on all sides. Once browned add carrots, celery, onion, and garlic. Add tomato sauce and water. Cover pan and cook for 5 minutes. Place everything in the pan into a casserole dish. Use half the Guinness to deglaze the pan. Add this and the rest of the Guinness in the can to the casserole. Add the thyme. Cover the casserole with tin foil. Cook for 2 and a half to 3 hours in a 300 degree oven. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Herb Potatoes
6 small red potatoes, diced
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
thyme, salt, and pepper to taste
half lemon
Boil the potatoes for about 15 minutes, until just knife tender. Drain. Melt the butter and olive oil in a hot pan. Add the potatoes to the oil/butter mixture and brown lightly. Add the salt, pepper, and thyme. Cook for another couple minute. Turn off the heat. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the potatoes.
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