Name: Beef and Guinness Stew
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Bacon, cut into small pieces - 4 slices; Boneless beef chuck, cut into 2-inch pieces - 2 ½ pounds; Salt, divided, or more to taste - 1 ½ teaspoons; Freshly ground black pepper to taste - 1 ½ teaspoons; Onions, coarsely chopped - 2; Garlic, minced - 4 cloves; Dark beer (such as Guinness®) - 1 (14.9 ounce) can; Tomato paste - ¼ cup; Carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces - 3; Celery, cut into 1-inch pieces - 2 stalks; Fresh thyme - 4 sprigs; White sugar - 1 teaspoon; Freshly ground black pepper, or to taste - ½ teaspoon; Chicken stock, or as needed to cover - 2 ½ cups; Mashed potatoes (Optional) - 4 cups

Ingredients for - Beef and Guinness Stew

1. Bacon, cut into small pieces 4 slices

2. Boneless beef chuck, cut into 2-inch pieces 2 ½ pounds

3. Salt, divided, or more to taste 1 ½ teaspoons

4. Freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 ½ teaspoons

5. Onions, coarsely chopped 2

6. Garlic, minced 4 cloves

7. Dark beer (such as Guinness®) 1 (14.9 ounce) can

8. Tomato paste ¼ cup

9. Carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces 3

10. Celery, cut into 1-inch pieces 2 stalks

11. Fresh thyme 4 sprigs

12. White sugar 1 teaspoon

13. Freshly ground black pepper, or to taste ½ teaspoon

14. Chicken stock, or as needed to cover 2 ½ cups

15. Mashed potatoes (Optional) 4 cups

How to cook deliciously - Beef and Guinness Stew

1 . Stage

Cook and stir bacon in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat until bacon is browned and crisp, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn off the heat and transfer bacon into a large stew pot, reserving bacon fat in the skillet.

2 . Stage

Season beef chuck cubes generously with 1 teaspoon salt and black pepper to taste. Turn heat to high under the skillet and sear beef pieces in the hot fat on both sides until browned, about 5 minutes. Place beef in the stew pot with bacon, leaving fat in the skillet. Turn heat down to medium; cook and stir onions in the retained fat in the skillet until lightly browned, 5 to 8 minutes; season with a large pinch of salt.

3 . Stage

Cook garlic with onions until soft, about 1 minute. Pour beer into the skillet and stir with a wooden spoon, scraping up and dissolving any browned bits of food into the liquid. Pour cooking liquid from the skillet into the stew pot. Stir in tomato paste, carrots, celery, thyme sprigs, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and enough chicken broth to cover.

4 . Stage

Bring stew to a gentle simmer, stirring to combine; reduce heat to low and cover pot. Simmer stew until beef is fork-tender, about 2 hours. Stir stew occasionally and skim fat or foam if desired.

5 . Stage

Remove cover and raise heat to medium-high. Bring stew to a low boil and cook until stew has slightly thickened, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove and discard thyme sprigs and adjust salt and pepper to taste.

6 . Stage

Arrange mashed potatoes in a ring in a serving bowl; ladle stew into the center of the potatoes.