Slow Cooker Beef and Guinness Stew

There is something comforting about slow cooked meat stews this time of year, and adding some guinness to the mix makes for a very tasty dish that is sure to warm you up on a cold day.

Here is my take on beef & guinness stew

serves 4 adults

1 kg beef- stewing or braising cut into bite sized pieces

3 tbsp flour

2 medium sized onion

2 large carrots

(you could add mushrooms too - I would but my OH cannot stand them!)

500ml bottle Guinness

1 tbsp tomato puree

1 oxo cube

2 tbsp oil

1 Knorr beef stock pot

1 tbsp thyme

black pepper for seasoning

Method:

coat the beef in flour

heat the oil in a saucepan and add the coated beef and cook for a few minutes to brown it

crumble in the oxo cube and mix well for about 1 more minute

add all the guinness, stock pot, tomato puree, thyme and black pepper and bring it all to the boil while stirring and boil for a couple of minutes.

Remove from the heat and transfer to your slow cooker 

Peel and finely chop the onion

Peel and cut the carrot into bite sized chunks

Add both vegetables to the slow cooker and stir

Place lid on top and then cook either

on high for 4 hours

on low for 7-8 hours

(until meat is tender and cooked)

Serve with whatever takes your fancy: 

you could add dumplings to the slow cooker

or make it into a pie 

serve in a giant yorkshire pudding maybe?

but for me nothing is better than buttery mash and peas on the side :)

mmmm !

 It must taste good because my OH complimented me on it!

(I usually just get a shrug with a "yeah, it was ok" or nothing at all! )

If you have any left over, you can freeze it or have it again the following night served differently e.g. 

on a jacket potato or as a filling for a pasty.