LOREE'S IRISH STEW WITH BEEF

Loree's Irish Stew with Beef image

I spent a week in Ireland and fell in love with the food there! I have been trying to recreate the stew I had while there. This is close. Serve over mashed potatoes. Next is the brown bread...

Provided by Sadie red Merle mom

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Irish Stew Recipes

Time 3h20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 pound bacon
½ cup all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
3 pounds boneless beef round steak, cubed
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 medium yellow onions, coarsely chopped
4 cloves garlic, smashed
1 (15 ounce) can Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®)
1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 pound carrots, sliced
2 stalks celery, sliced
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon thyme
2 cups beef broth, or as needed

Steps:

Place bacon in a heavy Dutch oven or enameled cast iron pot. Fry over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and cut into bite-sized pieces when cool enough to handle. Leave bacon grease in the pot.
Mix flour, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl. Toss beef in flour mixture to coat.
Add 1 tablespoon oil to the bacon grease and heat over medium-high. Add 1/2 of the beef; cook and stir until brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove to a plate. Add second 1/2 of beef and repeat with remaining oil. Set beef aside.
Saute onions and garlic in the pot with beef drippings, 5 to 7 minutes. Add beer, tomato sauce, carrots, celery, sugar, and thyme. Add beef and bacon, and enough beef broth to cover; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until beef is tender, about 2 hours. Uncover, raise heat to medium-high, and boil to thicken, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 446.7 calories, Carbohydrate 20.4 g, Cholesterol 111.2 mg, Fat 17.4 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 46.8 g, SaturatedFat 5.1 g, Sodium 1200.5 mg, Sugar 6.5 g