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Irish Guinness Beef Stew

Irish Guinness Beef Stew

Try a traditional Irish Guinness Beef Stew recipe with a Caribbean twist. The final product is a rich stew beef with amazing depth of flavor.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Pressure Cooker Cooking TIme: 50 minutes
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Caribbean, Tobago, Trinidad
Keyword: stew
Author: baidawi

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker optional

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Stew Beef Pieces
  • 8 cloves of garlic minced
  • 10 grains of whole clove
  • 1 large onion finely chopped
  • 4 tomatoes diced
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 10 sprigs of fresh thyme
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 bottle Guinness Foreign Extra Stout
  • 3 cups water

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a round bottom cast iron pot
  • Add brown sugar and stir until it goes frothy and dark brown in color
  • Add the beef and allow each piece to be coated evenly with the caramelized sugar.
  • Season with salt and black pepper, saute for 3 minutes on medium to high heat
  • Add garlic, saute for 1 minute
  • Add cloves, onion, bay leaves and diced tomatoes, saute for 5 minutes
  • Add soy sauce, combine then cover and allow to simmer on medium heat for 8 minutes
  • Add one bottle of Guinness Foreign Extra Stout plus 3 cups of water
  • Add thyme
  • Cover and allow to simmer on low heat for 2 hours or transfer to a pressure cooker and cook for 30 minutes.
  • Remove thyme stalks and bay leaves
  • Add one cup of diced carrots and allow to cook for 6 minutes or until carrots are tender
  • Serve warm, enjoy.

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