Guinness Beef Stew

Name: Guinness Beef Stew
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 1 (3 1/2-to 4-pound) boneless beef, chuck-eye roast, pulled apart at seams, trimmed, and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces; , Salt and pepper; 3 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 2 , onions, chopped fine; 1 tablespoon, tomato paste; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 1/4 cup, all-purpose flour; 3 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; 1 1/4 cups, Guinness Draught; 1 1/2 tablespoons packed, dark brown sugar; 1 teaspoon, minced fresh thyme; 1 1/2 pounds, Yukon Gold potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 pound, carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces; 2 tablespoons, minced fresh parsley

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2013, Cook's Country TV

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Beef

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Both Guinness and beef stew have deep, roasted, delicious flavor. So why should putting them together lead to bitter disappointment?

SERVES6 to 8

TIME3½ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Dark Irish beer seemed like the perfect match for hearty beef stew—if we could lose the bitterness and keep the deep, roasty flavor. We added dark brown sugar, which balanced some of the bitterness with sweetness and bolstered flavor with i...

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