Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Stew

 

✅ Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Stew

◾️ Ingredients:

🔹️1 ½ lbs beef stew meat, diced

🔹️5 oz bacon, diced

🔹️2 medium carrots, sliced

🔹️2 medium onions, sliced

🔹️2 medium potatoes, diced

🔹️3 cloves garlic, minced

🔹️1 celery stalk, chopped

🔹️1 tbsp tomato paste

🔹️3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

🔹️2 cups Guinness beer

🔹️1 cup beef broth

🔹️1 tsp dried rosemary

🔹️1 tsp dried thyme

🔹️2 bay leaves

🔹️1 tbsp olive oil

🔹️1 tbsp cornstarch

🔹️Fresh thyme for garnish

✅️ Directions:

↪️1. Heat olive oil in a skillet. Toss beef with cornstarch, then brown for about 5 minutes. Set aside.

↪️2. In the same pan, cook the bacon until crispy, then set aside with the beef.

↪️3. Add all the veggies, herbs, Guinness, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and tomato paste into the slow cooker.

↪️4. Stir in the browned beef and bacon. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours.

↪️5. Serve hot with creamy mashed potatoes and garnish with fresh thyme (optional).

💡 Tips for Best Results:

1. 👉 Deglaze the skillet with a splash of Guinness after browning the meat—pour that into the slow cooker for extra flavor.

2. 👉 Want it thicker? Leave the lid off for the last 30 minutes so the stew reduces.

3. 👉 Yukon Gold or red potatoes hold up better than russet potatoes in slow cooking.

4. 👉 This stew tastes even better the next day—perfect for meal prep!