I’ve had a lot of chat today of stews and soups and basically anything slow cooked, rich, delicious and juicy. As I do with any food talk I get involved in I got rather carried away, started printing out recipes and managed to convince a work colleague to go out on her lunch and buy a cast iron pot – to say I dragged her there, picked out the pan and carried it back to her car wouldn’t actually be too great of an exaggeration! So I figured this beef and Guinness stew was quite fitting for today’s recipe; even if you haven’t been bored to death about how great these pots are you can still appreciate the greatness of a hearty stew – especially one which is full of tender beef, lots of veggies and a good glug of Guinness. They say Guinness is a meal in a pint but this recipe gives you much more than that.
Serves 4-6 (depending on how much mash you chose to have with it)
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 white onions – roughly chopped
- 2 parsnips – peeled cored and chopped into rough 1cm pieces
- 2 carrots – peeled and sliced
- 400g steak (chose some relatively cheap cuts) – cubed
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 500ml Guinness
- 2 bay leaves
- Punch sugar
- Good twist black pepper
- 400ml tin chopped tomatoes
- ½ tsp finely chopped rosemary
- 1 beef stock cube
- 1 tsp marmite
Preheat the oven to 150’C
In a large casserole dish or oven proof saucepan heat the oil and fry the beef until browned
Remove the beef from the pan and fry the onions until soft.
Add the vegetables and cook for a further 5 minutes before stirring in the flour and the beef
Make sure the veg is well coated with the flour before adding a splash of the Guinness.
Give the mixture a good stir, making sure there are no lumps from the flour and then add the remaining ingredients to the pan.
Bring the mixture to the boil before covering and cooking in the oven for at least 2 hours – the longer it cooks for the tastier it will be.
Serve with a mountain of mash potato and enjoy 😀
Looks delicious! May I come over? 🙂
Delicious!
Looks yummy ! Wish I hadn’t given up eating red meat.
I haven’t made this yet, but, in my mind, I have already substituted a tablespoon of Lea and Perrins for the teaspoon of Marmite.
We sound so much alike! I’ve been known to get a little carried away at times talking about food 😀 Btw, why is everyone posting beef today
Yah, these fingers fly! I was saying, everyone I follow is posting beef today. Is this a conspiracy? It’s not like you knew I’m all turkeyed out, do you? 😀
Looks good!!!
My husband and sons are going to love this…thank you so much!
Great method, great recipe…flippin’ hungry now – I hope you’re happy!!!
Like the Marmite bit. Must say, you are admirably committed to your cause which is great. And, off topic I know, but have a listen to ‘Algiers’ by Calexico & also anything by First Aid Kit. I can’t cook without music! Best to you & good luck 🙂
If I can’t find marmite is that ok? Or is it def needed?
Narrr you should get away without it, you just might need more seasoning. You could also Try a bit of Worcestershire sauce!
Awesome thanks so much! Cant wait to make it
Yum!
This look delicious, but I think I will substitute the Guiness by another cheaper brown beer 🙂
I love foods posted in this blog. Everything looks real delicious! I’m gonna drool
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This sounds lovely and really tasty. Thank you for sharing this.
Simon