Crockpot Guinness Beef Stew

Name: Crockpot Guinness Beef Stew
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Yield: 2-3 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs stewing beef; sea salt; ground pepper; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 cup vegetable broth; 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth; 1 cup Guinness draught; 8 ounces baby portabella mushrooms; 1/2 vidalia onion; 2 bay leaves; 1 teaspoon dried thyme

Submitted by sarikat

"I made this stew as a companion to Miss Annie's Irish Colcannon (#20597), which is why it's heavy on beef and low on veggies. This recipe can be doubled easily. A lot of the flavor comes from the vegetable and beef broths, not to mention the beer!"

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Ready In:: 3hrs 25mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 2-3

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ lbs stewing beef
sea salt
ground pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup vegetable broth
1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
1 cup Guinness draught
8 ounces baby portabella mushrooms
¹⁄₂ vidalia onion
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon dried thyme

directions

Heat olive oil in pan. Cut beef into 1" cubes, add to hot oil. Season beef cubes with sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
While beef is browning, coarsely chop vidalia onion and put in crockpot. Add cleaned mushrooms, bay leaves, thyme, vegetable and beef broths.
Once beef is fully cooked, dump it into the crockpot, juices and all.
Add beer, cover, and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours.
Remove bay leaves before serving.