Beef and Guinness Stew

Step by step

1. 1

   Cut beef into 3 cm cubes, salt, pepper and dredge in flour.

2. 2

   Heat oil in a heavy pot and sear meat in batches, remove.

3. 3

   Dice onions and carrots, chop garlic.

4. 4

   Sauté onions and carrots in the same pot for 5 minutes.

5. 5

   Add garlic and tomato paste, toast briefly.

6. 6

   Deglaze with Guinness and scrape up browned bits.

7. 7

   Add broth, bay leaf, thyme and brown sugar.

8. 8

   Return meat to pot, braise covered over low heat for 2.5 hours.

9. 9

   Season with salt and pepper and serve with mashed potatoes.