beef stew
 
 
Ingredients
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 lb beef stew meat
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 can or bottle pale ale beer
  • 4 cups beef broth
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • 1½ tsp sugar
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 new potatoes, quartered
  • 4 carrots, unpeeled, roughly sliced
  • 4 celery stalks, chopped
  • 2 tbsp all purpose flour
  • minced parsley
  • crusty bread for serving (or biscuits!)
Instructions
  1. To begin, heat oil and butter in a large pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat. Toss in meat and quickly brown all sides, about 5 minutes.
  2. Remove the meat to a clean plate and set aside.
  3. Throw the onion into the pot and reduce heat to low, stirring until softened. Add garlic, and cook an additional minute or so.
  4. Pour in the beer, broth, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, paprika, salt, pepper & sugar.
  5. Return the meat to the pot, cover it, and simmer the stew over low heat for 1½ to 2 hours.
  6. Add your vegetables, and simmer for an additional 30 minutes, until they are tender.
  7. To thicken the stew, remove one cup of liquid, and whisk in the flour. Return it to the pot, and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
  8. Serve with crusty bread or biscuits! Enjoy!
Recipe by pretty plain janes at https://prettyplainjanes.com/2014/02/13/beef-stew/