Classic Irish Beef Stew with Guinness

Classic Irish Beef Stew fills your bowl with a hearty dinner that’s made of tender beef, crisp bacon, vegetables, and Guinness! Prep this St. Patrick’s Day recipe with just 30 minutes of hands-on time!

St. Patrick’s Day Stew

This Irish Beef Stew is an easy way to serve up a St. Patrick’s Day dish without putting in a lot of work! With tender meat and vegetables, it’s also one that will leave everyone’s bellies full while simultaneously pleasing their taste buds!

Normally I make a traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage feast for dinner. But this year I wanted to try something a little different so I turned to this Guinness Beef Stew!

And it does not disappoint! The addition of Guinness makes for a rich stew with a great depth of flavor. Between that simple ingredient and just 30 minutes of prep, this is a recipe you’ll find yourself making even after St. Patrick’s Day has passed!

Irish Beef Stew Ingredients

One spoonful of this Guinness Stew Recipe will lead you to a second serving in no time! The meaty base of the recipe is boneless beef chuck that’s cut into chunks and crispy crumbles of bacon.

From there the stew is built up with vegetables such as chopped white onions, minced garlic, sliced carrots, celery, and cubes of Yukon gold potatoes. Next up are a handful of pantry staples like all-purpose flour, salt, ground black pepper, granulated sugar, dried thyme, and bay leaf.

The list of ingredients that round out the stew includes Worcestershire sauce, beef broth, tomato paste, and Guinness beer. When it comes to the beer you really can use any dark ale, a stout, or even a porter.

If you’re not a fan of putting beer in the stew you can totally leave that out! Doing so will just cause you to increase the amount of beef broth and Worcestershire sauce.

How To Make Irish Beef Stew

1. Cut the beef into chunks and then toss it with salt and pepper. Afterward, set it aside.
2. Fry the bacon in a dutch oven until it becomes crisp. Then remove it to crumble it up, leaving the bacon fat in the pan.
3. Brown the beef in the dutch oven. Once it’s finished cooking transfer the browned beef to a plate, again leaving the leftover fat in the pan.
4. Saute the onion and then add in the garlic to cook.
5. Stir in the flour and cook until golden brown.
6. Pour in the beer and scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the dutch oven. Next, whisk in the broth and tomato paste.
7. Add the browned beef and crisp bacon back into the pan. Then stir in the carrots, celery, potatoes, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, pepper, thyme, and bay leaf.
8. Boil the mixture, reduce the heat, and cook. Afterward, remove the lid and simmer until the stew thickens up.
9. Remove the bay leaf and serve everyone a bowl of Beef and Guinness Stew!

Storage Instructions For Irish Stew

Just transfer the cooled stew into an airtight container and then keep them in the refrigerator. Enjoy them for up to 3 days!

You can also freeze the leftovers for up to 3 months.

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