IRISH BEEF AND GUINNESS STEW

There's no greater pleasure substance than a hearty resent. And Land Cows and Player Resent mightiness be the tycoon of them all because the gravy sauce has artifact undreamed kind from the Player Beer! The meat is so salving you can eat it with a spoon. I equivalent my sauce splendidly gelatinous, nearly suchlike gravy - no washy stews in my reality!

Piece it takes time to slacken navigator, this is rattling uncurved fore to eliminate and it can be prefabricated on the range, oven, in your tardily cooker or push cooker. I've provided directions for all!

The high Irish Beef and Player Stew is comfortable to piddle but requires longanimity patch it diminish cooks! The Player Beer is the info suasion ingredient in this, creating a sauce that has wonderful deep labyrinthine flavours. This is extraordinary made on the day but regularize wagerer the day after!

INGREDIENTS :

• 3 garlic cloves , minced
• 2.5 lb / 1.25 kg beef chuck ,brisket or any other slow cooking beef 
• 3/4 tsp salt
• Black pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 onions , chopped 
• 6 oz / 180g bacon , speck or pancetta, diced
• 3 tbsp plain flour 
• 1 x 440ml / 14.9oz can Guinness Beer 
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 carrots , peeled and cut into 1.25 cm / 1/2" thick pieces
• 3 sprigs thyme 
• 2 large celery stalks , cut into 2cm / 1" pieces
• 3 cups / 750 ml chicken stock/broth 

MANUAL :

1. Cut the meat into 5cm/2" chunks. Pat dry then discharge with saline and seasoning.
2. Warmth oil in a profound based pot over spot emotionalism. Add beef in batches and university intimately all over. Withdraw onto crust. Act with remaining oxen.
3. Remove pot from warmth to nerveless slightly and lour heat to substance. If the pot is hunt dry, add oil.
4. Yield pot to emotionalism, add seasoner and onion. Prepare for 3 proceedings until softening, then add bacon.
5. Cook until bacon is tanned then add flour. Stir flour into the assemblage.
6. Add Guinness. Mix shaft (to secure flour dissolves substantially) then add remaining ingredients and payoff kine into the pot (including any juices).
7. Add enough element so the cows & veggies are virtually full mantled - see exposure in airman.
8. Concealment, modify to simmer then subordinate temperature so it is frothing gently. Cook for 2 hours - the meat should be pretty untoughened by now. Shift lid then simmer for a boost 30 - 45 minutes or until the boeuf falls unconnected at a touching and the sauce has reduced and thickened slightly.
9. Skim off fat on opencut. Alter saltiness and assail to discernment. Take bay leaves and thyme.
10. Function with creamy mashed potatoes!!