Beef Stew With Guinness is true Irish pub comfort food. Tender pieces of beef are surrounded by sweet carrots, potatoes and onions in a savory, rich and flavorful gravy. Our Irish Beef Stew will warm you up on a chilly evening and be a hit on your Saint Patrick’s Day table too!
Irish Beef Stew
Just because it’s Saint Patrick’s Day doesn’t mean you have to eat corned beef for dinner. I promise I won’t tattle on you!
You can be just as Irish when you dine on our easy to make Irish beef stew recipe. Simply brown the beef, saute the veggies and then just sit back and let it all simmer together, with Guinness, on your stove top. You’ll be kicking up your Irish with every bite!
A flavorful gravy forms as the stew simmers. I love serving this beef stew with mashed potatoes (so Irish!) or over noodles and let the gravy infuse every nook and cranny. Oh yes, now we’re talking true Irish pub comfort food folks!
So have I convinced you to pass on corned beef this Saint Patrick’s Day yet? Remember, our easy recipe for Irish Beef Stew With Guinness is bursting with tender pieces of beef surrounded by sweet carrots, potatoes and onions in a savory, rich and flavorful gravy. Sometimes you just need a big bowl of comfort food.
Ingredients you will need to make this recipe
- boneless beef chuck
- flour
- kosher salt
- dried thyme
- pepper
- oil
- onions
- carrots
- small golden potatoes
- garlic
- Guinness stout beer
- tomato paste
- beef broth
- parsley
Saint Patrick’s Day Recipes
When you’re planning your Saint Patrick’s Day menu, be sure to include our easy and delicious recipes!
Shamrock Shake Shooters, made with vanilla ice cream, Irish Whiskey, mint flavoring and tinted green, are sure to be the hit of your Saint Patrick’s Day celebration! Kids will love our Shamrock Shakes recipe too, without the Irish whiskey, of course!
Guinness, brown sugar and horseradish mustard combine in your crock pot and flavor your corned beef. Slow Cooker Corned Beef & Guinness Reduction cooks on it’s own during the day for an easy Saint Patrick’s Daydinner you can come home too!
My favorite part of Saint Patrick’s Day is the mashed potatoes, especially when they’re Creamy Garlic-Infused Mashed Potatoes. Our easy mashed potato recipe is buttery, creamy and oh so flavorful!
Baileys Irish Cream Pudding Parfaits is an easy dessert recipe combining Irish Cream, pudding and cake. A no-bake dessert that you can put together in a matter of minutes, our Irish cream recipe will be the perfect ending to your day of celebrating all that’s Irish!
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- 2 lbs. boneless beef chuck ,cut in 1-inch pieces
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 ½ tsp. kosher salt
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- ½ tsp. pepper
- 3 Tbs. oil ,divided
- 2 onions ,chopped, 2 cups
- 1 lb. carrots ,peeled and cut in 1-inch pieces, about 3 cups
- 1 lb. small golden potatoes ,halved, about 3 cups
- 2 large cloves garlic ,minced
- 1 bottle (12 ounces) Guinness stout beer or beef broth
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- 2 cups beef broth
- ¼ cup chopped parsley
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Combine flour, kosher salt, thyme and pepper in a bowl. Add beef and toss until evenly coated.
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In large pot heat 2 Tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Cook beef, in batches, until browned; set aside.
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To same pot add remaining 1 Tablespoon oil, onions, carrots, potatoes and garlic and cook until just tender-crisp, about 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Add beer and tomato paste and bring to a boil, scraping up the brown bits from bottom of pot.
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Return beef to pot and stir in beef broth.
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Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until beef is very tender, about 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
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Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Makes about 10 cups/ 8 servings.
This recipe is part of Meal Plan Monday and Weekend Potluck
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