BraveSirRobin
Well-Known Member
Last night I made some fantastic stew and wanted to share the recipe with you guys. This stew is really really good, especially on a cool evening, and best of all it uses beer!
A couple of slabs of bacon - chopped
2 onions - roughly chopped (I diced some and sliced some)
A couple ribs of celery - chopped
A couple of carrots - sliced
A few bay leaves
Heat some oil (I used olive) in a stock pot. Add the above ingredients and cook down for about 10-15 minutes.
Add:
One package of beef stew meat (I think I used like a pound and a quarter)
Tablespoon of flour
Pepper (I probably used a heaping tablespoon)
Salt (Three pinches of Kosher Salt)
Stir the above ingredients together until the flour coats everything lightly
Add:
Can of diced tomatoes
*you could use fresh tomatoes too, but you'd want to add them earlier in the cooking process with the vegetables*
16oz Beer (I added a pint of Sprecher's Pub Ale. I'd stick to darker beers like a Brown Ale or a Stout. But the beauty of it is you can try different beers and see how the stew transforms with whatever you try.)
Bring to a boil and simmer for awhile.
I had to leave for class after about an hour of simmering so I dumped everything into a crock pot on low for like six hours, then when I got home I put it back into a stock pot and cranked up the heat and cooked uncovered for about half an hour to thicken it up. I devoured this stew, it really is killer and super simple to make. I'm sure you could just throw everything into a crock pot, leave for work, and come home at the end of the day with a delicious piping hot stew.
You can really tweak the recipe too. Want it sweeter? Add a dollop of molasses to it. Want it hotter? Add some tobasco and red pepper. You could add more vegetables too. I bet cabbage would be good in it. Of course potato would be good too. Some herbs like Rosemary and Thyme would really add another level too. The possibilities are endless.
A couple of slabs of bacon - chopped
2 onions - roughly chopped (I diced some and sliced some)
A couple ribs of celery - chopped
A couple of carrots - sliced
A few bay leaves
Heat some oil (I used olive) in a stock pot. Add the above ingredients and cook down for about 10-15 minutes.
Add:
One package of beef stew meat (I think I used like a pound and a quarter)
Tablespoon of flour
Pepper (I probably used a heaping tablespoon)
Salt (Three pinches of Kosher Salt)
Stir the above ingredients together until the flour coats everything lightly
Add:
Can of diced tomatoes
*you could use fresh tomatoes too, but you'd want to add them earlier in the cooking process with the vegetables*
16oz Beer (I added a pint of Sprecher's Pub Ale. I'd stick to darker beers like a Brown Ale or a Stout. But the beauty of it is you can try different beers and see how the stew transforms with whatever you try.)
Bring to a boil and simmer for awhile.
I had to leave for class after about an hour of simmering so I dumped everything into a crock pot on low for like six hours, then when I got home I put it back into a stock pot and cranked up the heat and cooked uncovered for about half an hour to thicken it up. I devoured this stew, it really is killer and super simple to make. I'm sure you could just throw everything into a crock pot, leave for work, and come home at the end of the day with a delicious piping hot stew.
You can really tweak the recipe too. Want it sweeter? Add a dollop of molasses to it. Want it hotter? Add some tobasco and red pepper. You could add more vegetables too. I bet cabbage would be good in it. Of course potato would be good too. Some herbs like Rosemary and Thyme would really add another level too. The possibilities are endless.
