Traditional Irish Stew
Pure comfort food for a chilly day for the slow cooker! A little prep time needed up front. Don't be fooled by how much onion and garlic is used. It's honestly not too much! Cheers!
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- Serves: 8 persons
Ingredients
- 1tablespoon olive oil, or to taste
- 2pounds beef chuck roast, cubed
- 3russet potatoes, diced
- 1pound baby carrots
- 1large onion, chopped
- 4cloves garlic, minced
- 1(16 ounce) bottle stout beer, divided
- 1(6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1cup beef broth
- 1tablespoon garlic powder
- 1tablespoon onion powder
- 1tablespoon smoked paprika
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
Step 1
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add beef; cook until evenly browned, 3 to 5 minutes per side.Step 2
Place potatoes, carrots, onion, and garlic in a slow cooker; top with browned beef.Step 3
Pour 1/4 cup beer into the same skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of beef off of the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon. Stir in tomato paste; cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Pour beer mixture into slow cooker.Step 4
Pour beef broth, remaining beer, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and pepper into slow cooker.Step 5
Cook on Low for 8 hours.