Guinness Braised Beef Recipes

GUINNESS BRAISED BEEF

Steps:

• Cut roast into large 2 - 2 1/2" chunks. Trim excess fat while prepping.
• Cut unpeeled carrots into 2 inch pieces and cut onion into eighths.
• Place beef pieces in bowl, salt & pepper aggressively and sprinkle with brown sugar. Allow beef to rest for a few minutes if time permits.
• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy dutch oven over medium high heat until the oil shimmers. Brown beef in three batches, making sure all sides of the beef cubes are seared. Remove beef to platter.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to pan to heat. Add carrot and onion and cook over medium high heat for 4 to 5 minutes until slightly browned. Sprinkle flour over vegetables then stir and cook for another 2 - 3 minutes.
• Add Guinness to pan and scrape brown bits from bottom. Add beef broth and return beef to pan. Bring to a boil. Once beef comes to heat, cover tightly with lid, and place in preheated oven. Cook for at least 3 hours, checking occasionally that the juice is holding up.
• If the gravy is too thin, remove the lid from the pan and turn up the heat to 350 degrees F for the last half hour of cooking.

GUINNESS BRAISED BEEF

Steps:

• Coat the chuck roast in flour and liberally season with salt & pepper.
• In a dutch oven or large stockpot, heat olive oil to high.
• Sear the beef for on all sides until golden brown, working in batches if needed.
• Remove the beef from the pan, leaving any liquid in the pot, and reduce heat to medium.
• Add onions and cook for about a minute - stirring frequently.
• Return beef to the pot and add remaining ingredients.
• Cover the pot and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 2 - 2 1/2 hours, or until beef is tender and liquids have thickened.
• Remove celery from pot, and adjust seasoning to taste before serving.

BEEF AND GUINNESS® STEW

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat until bacon is browned and crisp, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn off heat and transfer bacon into a large stew pot, reserving bacon fat in the skillet.
• Season beef chuck cubes generously with 1 teaspoon salt and black pepper to taste. Turn heat to high under skillet and sear beef pieces in the hot fat on both sides until browned, about 5 minutes. Place beef in stew pot with bacon, leaving fat in skillet. Turn heat down to medium; cook and stir onions in the retained fat in the skillet until lightly browned, 5 to 8 minutes; season with a large pinch of salt.
• Cook garlic with onions until soft, about 1 minute; pour beer into skillet and stir with a wooden spoon, scraping up and dissolving any browned bits of food into the liquid. Pour cooking liquid from skillet into the stew pot. Stir in tomato paste, thyme sprigs, carrots, celery, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and enough chicken broth to cover.
• Bring stew to a gentle simmer, stirring to combine; reduce heat to low and cover pot. Simmer stew until beef is fork-tender, about 2 hours. Stir stew occasionally and skim fat or foam if desired.
• Remove cover and raise heat to medium-high. Bring stew to a low boil and cook until stew has slightly thickened, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove and discard thyme sprigs and adjust salt and pepper to taste.
• Arrange mashed potatoes in a ring in a serving bowl; ladle stew into the center of the potatoes.

GUINNESS BRAISED BEEF WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Arrange rack in lower third of oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Heat 2 T. oil in Dutch oven over high heat. Add 5 or 6 meat cubes and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Brown meat on all sides, 5-6 minutes; transfer to plate. Brown remaining meat in batches, adding oil as needed.
• Add onions, carrots, and garlic to Dutch oven and stir to coat with oil. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are light golden, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, tie allspice, cloves, parsley and thyme sprigs, bay leaf, and chile pepper in a piece of cheesecloth.
• Add beef broth, stout, tomato paste, browned meat, and spice bag to Dutch oven. Heat to boiling, scraping bottom of pan with wooden spoon. Cover Dutch oven tightly with aluminum foil and lid. Bake, stirring occasionally, until beef is tender, 1-1/2 to 2 hours. If necessary, add water to keep solids covered with liquid while baking.
• Note: Recipe can be made up to this pint 3 days in advance. Remove spice bag and store beef in refrigerator. Before proceeding, remove fat from surface and heat to simmering.).
• Meanwhile, heat butter and 1 T. vegetable oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook until light golden, about 4 minutes.
• Transfer Dutch oven to top of stove. Remove spice bag and skim off fat from surface. Stir in vinegar and taste and adjust seasonings. Using slotted spoon, add mushrooms to stew. Simmer stew covered 5-10 minutes. Stir in chopped parsley. Serve hot over cooked rice or mashed potatoes.