Skip parade and pub, read this recipe from Clodagh's Kitchen Diaries (Kyle Books USA, March 2013) by Clodagh McKenna.
Put shopping list together, invite some friends over, get cooking.
Guinness and Beef
Stew
The longer and the
lower temperature that you cook this stew, the better the flavor. I recommend
that you make it the day before you plan to eat it because the flavors
concentrate much more.
Serves 8
2 tablespoons butter
14 bacon slices,
chopped
101/2 oz
shallots, left whole
21/4 lb
stewing beef, cubed
14 oz mixed wild
mushrooms
1 quart Guinness
1 bouquet garni
sea salt and freshly
ground black pepper
Preheat the
oven to 325˚F.
Put the butter
in a frying pan over medium heat. When the butter has melted add the bacon,
followed by the shallots. Cook until golden brown and transfer to a large
baking dish.
Add the beef
to the frying pan, season with salt and pepper and cook until browned all over.
Transfer to the baking dish.
Add the
mushrooms to the pan and cook for 2 minutes. Season to taste and transfer to
the baking dish.
Return the
frying pan to the stove over medium heat and use a whisk to scrape off all the
bits stuck to the bottom of the pan (this is where the flavor is). Pour in the
Guinness and continue to whisk for another minute to deglaze the pan. Pour the
Guinness and pan juices over the beef and vegetables in the baking dish. Add
the bouquet garni, cover the baking dish and cook in the oven for 2 hours.
Check the
seasoning, remove the bouquet garni, and serve with roasted potatoes.
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(* Recipe reproduced from Clodagh's Kitchen Diaries by Clodagh McKenna -Kyle Books USA, March 2013, all rights reserved)