Guinness Beef Stew Recipe

To make this low(er) carb, you can substitute real mashed potatoes with my recipe for low-carb mashed instead. (That way you can eat MORE, LOL!)

• Ready In: 2 hrs 15 mins
• Yields: 1 pie

Ingredients

• 5  lbs beef
• 1⁄2 cup  soy flour
•  salt and pepper
• 5  tablespoons suet (or oil)
• 3  onions
• 1  lb mushroom, chopped
• 2 (8 ounce) cans  Guinness stout
• 2  cups  beef stock
• 1  teaspoon brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon dried thyme
• 1  tablespoon fresh thyme
• 1  teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 4  bay leaves
•  garlic clove
• 2  tablespoons  tomato puree dissolved in 4 tbsp water
• 2 1⁄2 cups carrots
• 1  few potato (optional)

Directions

1. Cube beef into about 1 inches squares.
2. Toss meat in a bowl w/ 1Tbsp oil.
3. Season meat w/ flour, salt and pepper.
4. Heat rest of oil in pot and brown meat then remove.
5. Add onions, tomato purree mixture and garlic to pot and cover.
6. Cook 4 to 5 minutes then reintroduce meat to the pot and add everything else except the potatoes.
7. Add a light sprinkle of salt and pepper and bring to a boil, then reduce.
8. Cover and simmer for 2 hours.
9. With 45 minutes left add the potatoes and Serve.
10. Best served with mashed potatoes but if you added the potatoes directly to the stew you will be fine.