Beer Braised Beef from a Crock Pot

Name: Beer Braised Beef from a Crock Pot
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 10 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 lbs boneless beef cubes, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 2 medium onions, thinly sliced; 8 ounces mushrooms, undrained; 12 ounces dark beer; 1 tablespoon vinegar; 2 beef bouillon cubes; 2 teaspoons sugar; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon thyme; 2 bay leaves

Submitted by Audrey M

"Don't worry about using beer when cooking. The alcohol burns off and you are left with flavor. It also tenderizes the meat."

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photo by Bergy

Ready In:: 8hrs 10mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 6

ingredients

3 lbs boneless beef cubes, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon pepper
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
8 ounces mushrooms, undrained
12 ounces dark beer
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 beef bouillon cubes
2 teaspoons sugar
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon thyme
2 bay leaves

directions

Cut stew beef cubes into 1 1/2 inch pieces. Place cubes in bottom of crock pot.
Combine all other ingredients and pour over beef.
Cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours or on High for 4 - 5 hours.
Before serving, you can thicken broth with some flour and water. Turn crock pot to high and stir in flour mixture.
Serve over cooked egg noodle pasta.
Note: I like to use Negro Modelo which is a dark Mexican beer for this recipe. The dark beer is really nice to cook with.

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Reviews

This was an easy recipe, but not as flavorful as some other stew recipes. Thanks for sharing, though.

Chris Reynolds
I don't know if it was the thyme or maybe cause I used Guiness but this tasted just aweful. I followed the recipe so I don't know what went wrong but I ended up throwing this out.

Botpol
This is a special Crock Pot recipe- excellent flavor. I turned the cooker on at 12PM on high turned it to low 1 hour later and it was perfect at 6PM. I used Mt Begbie, Revelstoke dark Ale, only 2 lbs of meat but the full sauce recipe. I plan to freeze some of the sauce separately as well as two meat portions with sauce. I added 1 tbsp cornstarch mixed with water 15 minutes before serving turned pot to high - I could have added another 1/2 tbsp to thicken it a bit more. Excellent all round recipe thanks Audrey M. — Sep 8, 2005, 1 member found this helpful I took some leftover out of the freezer - super- I did add 1/2 tsp cornstartch mixed in water,The sauce was perfect- Poured over pasta topped wih fried red onion fries Thanks again Audrey. — Oct 4, 2005, 1 member found this helpful Added comments & Picture I kept a container in the freezer defrosted it added a tin of Italian tomatoes, some spices and I had a very tasty spaghetti sauce in less than 15 minutes- sprinkled with Parmesan cheese - great recipe Audrey

Bergy
This was very good. The smell in the house while this was cooking was amazing. When I tasted it, gave it a 5 star right away. My DH said 3 stars when he tasted it but then after the meal, changed his mind and gave it a 4 and a half. I used regular beer because that's all I had. This one's a keeper. Thanks Audrey M.

Terry in New Brunsw
This was good Audrey M. I used venison which I REALLY don't care for, but wanted to get it out of the freezer. My DH said FANTASTIC! Thank You!

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Audrey M

USA

I am a mother of three and live in central Pennsylvania. My children were very active in after school activities and found we weren't spending anytime together at meal time. In 1998, I decided to start cooking my dinners in a crockpot so that we could have a home cooked meal together once everyone came home. My children now get so excited to see what we are having to eat and love the smell when they walk in the door. My family calls me the crock pot queen. LOL I use my crock pot everyday of the year. My three children are now in college and before they come home they request their favorite meal. I still continue to cook in the crock pot for my husband and I. It is nice after a long day to know your meal is ready. It also helps in keeping my grocery bill down. With zaar, I can print my shopping list and that is all I purchase is the ingredients on that list. Now, my two daughters have been crock pot cooking while in college. They find it is easy to cook for the themselves and their friends. It is an easy way to have friends over for dinner after classes I still love trying new recipes and purchasing cookbooks, especially crock pot cookbooks. Happy Cooking!

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