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A Hearty Stew to Celebrate St. Pat's

Celebrate the luck o' the Irish with this St. Patrick's Day
Stew, a hearty, beefy meal loaded with chuck stew meat,
potatoes, carrots, onions and, of course, stout beer.
To find more recipes that put tradition center stage, visit
Culinary.net.

St. Patrick's Day Stew

(Recipe adapted from Simply Recipes)
Prep time: 30 minutes | Cook time: 1 hour, 40 minutes
Servings: 6

1 1/4 pounds marbled 2 bay leaves
chuck beef stew meat, cut 2 tablespoons butter
into 1 1/2-inch chunks 1 large onion, chopped
1 teaspoon salt, plus 4 carrots, cut into 1/2-inch
additional to taste, divided pieces
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 3 pounds russet potatoes, Photo courtesy of Unsplash #17786. Source: Culinary.net
6 garlic cloves, minced peeled and cut into 1/2-inch
4 cups beef stock pieces side then flip and brown.
2 cups water freshly ground black pepper, Add garlic cloves to pot with beef and saute 30 seconds,
1 cup extra stout beer to taste or until fragrant. Add beef stock, water, beer, wine, tomato
1 cup red wine 2 tablespoons chopped fresh paste, sugar, thyme, Worcestershire sauce and bay leaves.
2 tablespoons tomato paste parsley Stir.
1 tablespoon sugar Bring mixture to simmer then reduce heat to low. Cover
1 tablespoon dried thyme and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
1 tablespoon Worcestershire In separate pot over medium heat, melt butter. Add
sauce onions and carrots; saute until golden, about 15 minutes.
After beef mixture simmers 1 hour, add onions, carrots
Sprinkle beef chunks with 1 teaspoon salt. In large pot and potatoes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Simmer
over medium-high heat, heat olive oil. uncovered until beef and vegetables are tender, about 40
Pat beef dry with paper towels and add to pot, working minutes. Discard bay leaves and spoon excess fat.
in batches to avoid crowding pot. Cook until browned on one Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

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