Maron's Marvelous Meat Stew

David's Note:

Beef Stew made from combining several recipes. Tried and tested, Great flavor!

• Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 lbs stewing beef or 2 lbs beef chuck
• 8 large potatoes
• 16 ounces fresh baby carrots
• 1 large yellow onion
• 4 -6 cloves garlic
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 ounces white flour
• 1 can tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper (Fresh ground)
• 2 bottles good dark beer
• 8 ounces ketchup
• 6 cups water

Directions:

1. Add salt and pepper to flour.
2. cube meat into 1 or 2 inch pieces.
3. Coat beef with flour and spices.
4. combine and heat oils.
5. brown beef over high flame 5 minutes.
6. add beer, tomato paste, ketchup, and water.
7. bring to boil and reduce to medium heat.
8. Simmer covered 60 min.
9. stir every 20 minutes.
10. saute garlic and onion together.
11. add bay leaves, garlic, onion, carrots,potatoes additional salt and pepper added to taste.
12. Cook for 1 hour.
13. Enjoy immediately or allow to rest over night for richest taste.

Reviews

[LikeItLoveIt]

Pretty great, but I didn't include the ketchup in mine.

[Mirj]

Great recipe. I used a local black malt beer which is non-alchoholic. I also threw everything into a roasting bag, tied a knot in it and tossed it into the crock pot. Hours later we had a wonderful dinner with very little clean-up.

[pinot torri]

Great recipe. I use Black & Tan beer which is very bitter, but rounded out the sweetness of the katchup and tomatoe paste quite nicely. I also added about a tablespoon of crushed red pepper flakes.