6 August, 2009
beer beef stew
Comments : 2 Posted in : Beef, Recipes on by : SpiceGuy
Slow cooker beef stew with a twist of beer, chili sauce, and brown sugar.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1-3/4 pounds beef stew meat,
cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 large potato, chopped
1/2 cup chopped carrots
1/4 cup (rounded) chopped celery
1/4 cup (rounded) chopped onion
1 or 2 cloves garlic, chopped
1-1/2 teaspoons dried basil
1-1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
1/2 cup chili sauce
1/2 cup beer
2 tablespoons brown sugar
Directions:
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat.
Place the beef stew meat and flour in a large resealable plastic bag, and shake to coat.
Transfer coated meat to the skillet, and cook a minute or two until browned.
Mix the potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, and garlic in a slow cooker.
Place browned beef over the vegetables, and season with basil and thyme.
In a bowl, mix the chili sauce, beer, and brown sugar, and pour over meat in the slow cooker.
Cover slow cooker, and cook 8 hours on Low or 2 hours on High.
Serve with crusty bread and cold beer of course.
6 servings.
2 thoughts
This sounds like a wonderful stew. What kind of beer do you recommend?
As with most recipes that contain beer I prefer to use one that I like to drink. I use for example Pacifico and it’s great but you could use something like Guiness if you want a stronger beer flavor.