Name: Beef in Beer in the Slow Cooker
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Vegetable oil, divided, or as needed - 4 teaspoons; Shallots, peeled and left whole - 12; Cubed beef stew meat - 1 pound; All-purpose flour - 1 tablespoon; Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®) - 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle; Onion, cut in half and sliced - 2; Garlic clove, crushed - 1 large; Smoked streaky bacon, sliced into strips - 4 slices; Fresh button mushrooms - 1 ½ cups; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 ½ cups

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Ingredients for - Beef in Beer in the Slow Cooker

1. Vegetable oil, divided, or as needed - 4 teaspoons

2. Shallots, peeled and left whole - 12

3. Cubed beef stew meat - 1 pound

4. All-purpose flour - 1 tablespoon

5. Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®) - 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle

6. Onion, cut in half and sliced - 2

7. Garlic clove, crushed - 1 large

8. Smoked streaky bacon, sliced into strips - 4 slices

9. Fresh button mushrooms - 1 ½ cups

10. Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 ½ cups

How to cook deliciously - Beef in Beer in the Slow Cooker

1. Stage

Preheat slow cooker on Low.

2. Stage

Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a skillet over medium-low heat and cook shallots until they are lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Place in the slow cooker. Add beef to the same skillet and cook until meat is seared on all sides and browned, about 5 minutes. Add flour and mix well. Pour in beer and bring to a boil. Transfer beef-beer mixture to the slow cooker.

3. Stage

Wipe out the skillet with a paper towel and add remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and bacon and cook for 1 minute more. Transfer to the slow cooker. Add mushrooms and season generously with salt and pepper. Cover.

4. Stage

Cook on Low until meat is cooked through, about 5 hours.