Best Beer Beef Stew Recipes

IRISH BEEF STEW WITH GUINNESS® BEER

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the beef, beer, sliced potatoes, and quartered potatoes. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the beef is tender, about 2 hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving.

BEER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the flour, salt, and pepper. Toss the beef in the mixture to coat.
• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat, and brown the beef on all sides. Pour in the broth, beer, tomato sauce, and tomato paste. Stir in the potatoes, mixed vegetables, and cabbage. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

CARBONADE FLAMANDE - FLEMISH BEEF AND BEER STEW/CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 170C, 340F, gas mark 3.
• Make sure the pieces of beef are thoroughly dry, using paper towels.
• In a flame-proof casserole, heat the butter and olive oil. Add the bacon cubes and fry them until golden. Remove with a slotted spoon. Reserve.
• Make sure your flame-proof casserole is thoroughly heated. Place the pieces of beef and brown them on all sides. Remove with a slotted spoon. Keep warm.
• Place the onions and garlic on the bottom of the casserole dish and cook until transparent (lightly golden). Season well with salt and pepper.
• Add the sugar and mix thoroughly. Cook until a light caramelisation appears then add the red wine vinegar. Mix thoroughly then cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the cooked beef and bacon to the dish. Mix carefully to make sure there is a full marriage of the flavours of the meat with the onions.
• Pour the beer then the beef stock until the meat is entirely covered with liquid. Add the bouquet garni.
• Cut the slices of bread then spread Dijon mustard on the bread. Cover the meat with the bread.
• Place in the oven. The carbonade should cook slowly between 2 and 3 hours, or in a crockpot for up to 5 hours on high.
• When cooked mix the bread thoroughly by breaking it up in the dish, the bread works as a thickener for the sauce. Taste then adjust the seasoning. Serve hot.
• In Belgium the carbonade will be served with chips/fries/frites. In Northern France, it will be served with either braised chicory in butter or red cabbage.

BEEF AND BEER STEW

Steps:

• Coat the beef cubes with the flour and add them along with the onions and cooking oil into the pot.
• Cook this over a medium heat until the onions are softer (almost see-through) and don't worry about the flour turnig into a paste on the bottom of the pot the next step will see to that- just don't burn it.
• Add the beer, beef/lamb stock and vegetable stock and stir until the bottom of the pot is clean.
• Add the tomato paste/sauce, the nutmeg and some salt and pepper to taste. The more pepper you add to the stew the hotter it will be.It is actually quite good at a medium spicy level. You can also add some dried herbs if you like.
• Bring the mixture to a boil.
• Turn the heat down and simmer at a low heat, stirring occasionally, for at least 1 hour.\ (You can't really overcook a stew.)
• Add the vegetables (green beans, carrots and potatoes) and bring it all back to a boil- you can add as many vegetables as you like just use water to cover them if they stick out of the liquid in the pot. The more potatoes you add, the better the stew will be on it's own.
• Simmer on a low heat for at least another hour (remember, you can't overcook a stew), stirring occasionally.
• If, after an hour you find that your stew is too juicy, you can take the lid off and try to steam away some of the liquid or, for a quick fix, add a little cornstarch mixed with water to thicken it up (the directions for how to do this should be on the pack.)
• Serve with rice, or as is if you have added a lot of potatoes.

CROCK POT BEEF & BEER STEW

Steps:

• Place cut carrots, celery, onion and potatoes in the bottom of a large crock pot.
• Mix tomato paste, garlic, paprika and Worcestershire sauce together in a small prep bowl and set aside.
• Trim meat and cut into 1" cubes.
• Place flour, salt and pepper into a large zipper lock bag. Add meat, seal bag and shake to coat.
• In a large skillet heat 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil until hot. Add half of the meat and brown quickly on all sides. Be careful to separate the pieces. Transfer meat to the crock pot and brown the remaining pieces. Spoon the tomato paste mixture over the last batch of beef and stir well to coat. Cook about 1 minute longer then tranfer contents of skillet to the crock pot.
• Add the bay leaves and pour the beer over everything. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours. (Note, this was fully cooked in my crock after 8 hours.).

OVEN BAKED BEEF & BEER STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 325 F degrees.
• Cut beef into bite size pieces and roll them lightly into the flour.
• Heat oil, then stir fry meat, a little at a time, until golden brown and remove and place aside.
• Then stir fry the onion and garlic.
• In a large Dutch oven, add the beef, garlic, onions, brown sugar, vinegar, parsley, thyme, salt, pepper.
• Add hot broth and beer, dijon mustard, worcestershire sauce.
• Add also the carrots and mushrooms, stir to combine.
• Cover and bake for about 1½ - 2 hours OR until meat is very tender.

CARBONNADE A LA FLAMANDE (BELGIAN BEEF, BEER, AND ONION STEW)

Steps:

• 1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position; heat oven to 300 degrees. 2. Dry beef thoroughly with paper towels, then season generously with kosher salt and pepper. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in large heavy-bottomed Dutch oven over medium-high heat; add beef and brown well. (May need to do this in 2 batches so beef can be browned in single layer.) Transfer browned beef to medium bowl. 3. Add 1 T butter to pan and saute mushrooms until browned and tender. Remove and set aside with the beef. 4. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to Dutch oven; reduce heat to medium-low. Add onions, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and tomato paste; cook, scraping bottom of pot with wooden spoon to loosen browned bits, until onions are lightly browned. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add flour and stir until onions are evenly coated and flour is lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Stir in broths, scraping pan bottom to loosen browned bits; stir in beer, thyme, bay leaves, vinegar, browned beef with any accumulated juices, mushrooms and salt and pepper to taste. (Carrots, too.) Increase heat to medium-high and bring to full boil, stirring occasionally; cover partially, then place pot in oven. Cook until fork inserted into beef meets little resistance, about 2 to 2- 1/2 hours. (I think I cooked my stew closer to 3 hours, until meat was super tender and the sauce was well-thickened ..I also stirred it occasionally while it was in the oven). 5. Discard bay leaves. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper to taste and serve. I served the stew over mashed potatoes. Creamy, dreamy, marvelous mashed potatoes Good grief. I dare you not to lick your plate. Serve with salad.

BEEF AND BEER STEW WITH ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Season the beef with salt and pepper. Tie the bay leaves, thyme and rosemary into a sachet garni in cheesecloth. In a large casserole combine the oil and butter and heat until the butter bubbles. Add the beef in one flat and not too tightly packed layer and brown the beef well on all sides. Remove the beef, set aside and add the onions to the casserole and cook to a golden caramelized color. Sprinkle the onions with the flour and stir to combine well.
• Return the beef to the casserole, add the beer, hot broth, herb sachet garni, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a slow simmer. Cook for 3/4 hour.
• Add the carrots, celery, rutabaga and parsnips and continue to cook for 1 additional hour.

DEEP, RICH AND BEEFY BEER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over high heat.
• mix flour, salt, pepper and garlic powder in a bag. Shake beef to cover. Set aside leftover flour mix.
• Saute beef until very brown on all sides.
• Add garlic, onion, celery and mushrooms. Saute about 5 minutes.
• Add beef gravy mix, Guinness, water, tomato paste, and seasonings.
• Stir to combine. Bring mixture to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, then cover and simmer 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Shake the leftover flour with 1 cup of water in a jar, add to simmering stew.
• Add the poratoes, carrots and peas (if desired) and simmer 1 hour longer or until potatoes and carrots are tender.
• ENJOY!
• Can be prepared up to 2 days ahead. Salt and pepper to taste. Cool slightly. Refrigerate uncovered until cold, then cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before serving.).

OVEN BEEF BEER STEW

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, add the first 12 ingredients; stir to mix well.
• Cover and bake in a 325° oven for 1 hour.
• Add beef stock, carrots, and mushrooms; stir to combine.
• Cover and cook for about 1 hour longer OR until meat is very tender.

BEEF CARBONNADE (BEEF & BEER STEW)

Steps:

• In a dutch oven or oven safe pot heat 1 teaspoons of the veg oil over med-high heat; brown the beef in small batches. When the pieces are nice and brown all over, set aside.
• In the same pot add the other teaspoons of veg. oil, turn heat down to medium-low, add onions and salt to help remove moisture. Cook over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes then turn heat up to medium and cook onions until they are golden (about 14-15 minutes).
• Add tomato paste, garlic and flour, stir and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add beer and both broths. Scrape all the lovely bits of fond off the bottom of the pot.
• Add thyme bundle and bay leaves along with cider vinegar.
• Add the cooked meat in with it's juices.
• Season to taste with salt & pepper. Bring to a good simmer.
• Cover pot with lid. Offset the lid a bit so steam can escape while cooking in the oven.
• Cook for 2-2 1/2 hours in a 300º oven.
• Before serving remove thyme bundle and bay leaves.
• Serve over cooked egg noodles.

CARBONNADE FLAMANDE (BELGIUM BEEF AND BEER STEW)

Steps:

• 1. Dry beef with paper towels, and season well with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a large heavy bottomed dutch oven over medium-high heat until hot, almost smoking.
• 2. Brown the meat about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer browned beef to a separate bowl.
• 3. Add 2 tablespoons butter to dutch oven; reduce heat to medium. Add the onions and 1/2 teaspoon of salt; cook until onions are browned, about 15 minutes.
• 4. Add flour and stir until onions are evenly coated and flour is lightly browned, about 2 minutes.
• 5. Stir in broth, scraping pan bottom to loosen browned bits; stir in beer, thyme, bay leaves, browned beef with any of the accumulated juices, and salt and pepper to taste.
• 6. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a full simmer. Reduce heat to low, partially cover, let cook for 2-3 hours until beef is fork tender. Or you can cook in the oven at 300°F.
• 7. Stir occasionally to keep anything from sticking About half an hour before it finishes cooking, add the mustard and brown sugar. Discard thyme and bay leaf. Adjust seasonings to taste.
• 8. Serve over mashed potatoes or noodles.

BEER BEEF STEW II

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place the beef stew meat and flour in a large resealable plastic bag, and shake to coat. Transfer coated meat to the skillet, and cook about 1 minute, until browned.
• Mix the potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, and garlic in a slow cooker. Place browned beef over the vegetables, and season with basil and thyme.
• In a bowl, mix the chili sauce, beer, and brown sugar, and pour over meat in the slow cooker.
• Cover slow cooker, and cook 8 hours on Low or 2 hours on High.

BELGIAN BEEF AND BEER STEW

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving drippings; set aside. Add half of beef to drippings in pan; cook 5 minutes, browning on all sides. Remove beef from pan. Repeat procedure with remaining beef.
• Add onion to pan; saute 4 minutes. Stir in mushrooms and garlic; saute 4 minutes or until half of liquid evaporates. Stir in flour; cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in beer, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Add bacon, beef, carrot, and remaining ingredients to pan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 2 hours or until beef is tender. Discard bay leaf.
• Serving size = 1 cup.

DUTCH BEEF STEW WITH BEER AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Dredge beef in flour, then brown in oil in a Dutch oven. Remove and set aside.
• Brown onion and garlic in pan drippings. Add 1 T brown sugar, 2 t of wine vinegar, thyme, pepper, bay leaf, and chopped parsley.
• Pour stock over stew, and then add beer.
• Cover, and bake for 2 hours at 325.
• While the stew is baking, make the dumplings. Mix the flour, baking soda and salt together. Mix the butter in (I melt it first), and then stir in the milk. Batter should be a little bit dry but fluffy.
• Remove from oven and place on stove on medium heat. Stir in remaining 2 t of vinegar. When bubbling, drop dumpling batter by the tablespoon into the stew.
• Cover and simmer 15 minutes.

FLEMISH BEEF STEW COOKED IN BEER

Steps:

• Season the beef cubes with the salt and pepper and dredge with the flour. Shake off any excess.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large heavy skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking. Add the beef cubes and sauté until nicely browned on all sides. Work in batches so as not to crowed the beef cubes, or they will steam instead of sauté. Add 1 tablespoon of butter, if necessary. Transfer the beef cubes to a heavy Dutch oven.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter to the skillet and melt over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 15 minutes. If necessary, raise the heat toward the end of the cooking time. It is important to brown the meat and onions evenly to give the stew its deep brown color. The trick is to stir the onions just enough to avoid burning them but not so often as to interrupt the browning process. Combine the onions with the meat in the Dutch oven.
• Deglaze the skillet with the beer, scraping with a wooden spoon to loosen any brown bits, and bring to a boil. Pour the beer over the meat. Add the thyme and bay leaves.
• Simmer, covered, over low heat until the meat is very tender, 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Before serving, stir in the red currant jelly and vinegar; simmer for 5 minutes. This sweet-and-sour combination will give this hearty stew its authentic Flemish flavor. Remove the thyme sprigs and bay leaves. Taste and adjust the seasoning and serve.

BEEF AND BEER STEW WITH ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Season the beef with salt and pepper. Tie the bay leaves, thyme and rosemary into a sachet garni in cheesecloth. In a large casserole combine the oil and butter and heat until the butter bubbles.
• Add the beef in one flat and not too tightly packed layer and sear well on all sides.
• Remove the beef, set aside and add the onions to the casserole and cook to a golden caramelized color. Sprinkle the onions with the flour and stir to combine well.
• Return the beef to the casserole, add the beer, hot broth, herb sachet garni, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a slow simmer. Cook for 45 min to 1 hour.
• Add the carrots, celery, rutabaga and parsnips and continue to cook for 1 additional hour.

BELGIAN BEEF STEW WITH BEER

Steps:

• Season beef with salt and pepper, saute in a Dutch oven with half of the oil over medium-high heat till browned, remove to plate.
• Add remaining oil and onions to the Dutch oven, cook till tender and browned (make sure heat is low enough that they don't burn, about medium), about 5 minutes - add garlic during the last half minute and saute with the onions.
• Meanwhile whisk the flour into the beef broth.
• Stir in beer, vinegar and thyme to the Dutch oven, heat to boiling.
• Add the broth-flour mixture, beef and bay leaves, stir till thickened and bubbly.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 2 - 2 1/2 hours or till meat is tender.
• You could also use a slow cooker for this, and cook for 8 hours.

BELGIAN BEEF AND BEER STEW

Steps:

• 1. Cook bacon in large dutch oven over medium high heat until crisp. Remove from pan; reserve drippings; set aside. Add half of beef to drippings in pan; cook 5 minutes, browning on all sides. Remove beef from pan. Repeat procedure with remaining beef. 2. Add onion to pan; saute 4 minutes. Stir in mushrooms and garlic; saute 4 minutes or until half of liquid evaporates. Stir in flour; cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in beer, scraping pan to loosen brown bits. Add bacon, beef, carrot, and remaining ingredients to pan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, simmer 2 hours or until beef is tender. Discard bay leaf.

BEEF AND BEER STEW

Steps:

• With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 165 °C (325 °F).
• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, brown the meat in the butter and oil. Season with salt and pepper. Keep the meat aside on a plate.
• In the same pan, brown the onion. Add oil, if needed. Sprinkle with the flour and stir to combine. Deglaze with the beer and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Return the meat to the pan. Add the broth, turnips, and carrots and bring to boil. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and bake for 2 hours. Add the potatoes and prunes and stir to combine.
• Cover and cook for about 1 hour or until the potatoes are cooked and the meat is fork-tender. Add the parsley and adjust the seasoning. If desired, serve with sour cream. ??.
• Tips: The classic "Irish Stew" was originally prepared with mutton, root vegetables, and water. After the great famine of 1845 and the emigration of a portion of the population, the dish evolved and includes ingredients easier to find in their new land, such as beef. Finally, we replaced the water with Guinness, the flagship beer of the Irish culture. For this recipe, you can substitute it with the beer of your choice.