BOB W'S DARING BEER STEW.

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Provided by Bob Wakeman @bluecatfish1

Categories Beef

Number Of Ingredients 16

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3/4 cup(s) flour
- salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon(s) thyme, dried
3-4 pound(s) beef chuck,. cut into cubes
3 slice(s) bacon cut up.
1/4 cup(s) tomato paste
1/4 teaspoon(s) garlic, minced.
6 - sprigs of parsley, chopped
1 - bay leaf
3 cup(s) beer.
1 cup(s) red wine, dry, full bodied or your choice
3 medium potatoes, cut into 1/4s
6 - carrots, cut into rounds
3 large onions diced.
1 - package of cooked egg noodles.
1 teaspoon(s) hot sauce

Steps:

In a large Dutch oven cook bacon till crisp. Put flour salt and pepper and dried thyme in a pepper bag. add cubed meat. Shake till meat is covered. Remove cooked bacon from Dutch oven and drain on papper towel Brown beef in bacon grease on all sides.
Once meat has been browned. Add beer, wine, tomato paste, parsley, onion, bay leaf and what is left in the bag of flour mix.. Bring to a boil. then reduce heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, partially covered.
Remove bay leaf. Then add potatoes, garlic, and carrots. At this point I add 1 teaspoon of hot sauce, you can leave it out. I like my stew with a bite. Partially cover and simmer for one hour more. Serve over cooked egg noodles