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Easy Crock Pot Guinness Beef Stew

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon olive or avocado oil
  • 2 ½ lb beef stew meat chuck roast, cut into 2" pieces
  • ¾ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ¾ teaspoon coarse black pepper
  • 2 large onions thinly sliced or frozen pearl onions (defrosted)
  • 3 celery stalks sliced
  • 4 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 3 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 cups stout beer Guinness
  • 1 lb baby carrots or carrot chunks
  • 2 teaspoon packed brown sugar
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Season beef with salt and pepper, then sear in batches until browned (3–4 minutes per side). Transfer to slow cooker.
  2. In the same skillet, add onions and celery. Cook 4 minutes until softened. Add garlic and cook 1 minute more. Stir in tomato paste.
  3. Pour in Guinness, scraping up browned bits. Simmer 5 minutes to reduce slightly, then transfer mixture to the slow cooker.
  4. Add carrots, brown sugar, bay leaves, and thyme. Stir to combine.
  5. Cover and cook on Low 7-8 hours or High 4–5 hours, until beef is tender.
  6. Skim fat from the top if needed. For thicker stew, stir in a slurry (1 tablespoon cornstarch + ¼ cup hot liquid) and cook 15 minutes on High until thickened.
  7. Remove bay leaves and serve hot, ideally over mashed potatoes.