Can I use a different kind of beer?

NO!!! Okay, yes, if you really can't find Guinness...another kind of stout or dark beer will be best.

Do I need to peel the potatoes?

If you are using Yukon Golds (sometimes known as butter potatoes) you don't have to peel them - their skin is very thin. Just scrub them up well before you cut them. If you can't find Yukons and need to use Idaho or russet potatoes, I would peel them.

Can I use dried thyme?

Yep! But cut the amount down to a teaspoon.

Guinness Beef Stew

Name: Guinness Beef Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 3-4 pounds beef chuck roast, cut into 1 inch chunks; Salt and pepper; 3 tablespoons canola oil; 2 sweet onions, peeled and chopped; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1/4 cup flour; 3 cups beef broth; 1 1/4 cups Guinness Draught Stout; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 tablespoon fresh thyme; 1 1/2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into 1 inch pieces; 1 pound carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces (or you can use baby carrots); Chopped fresh parsley for garnish

Guinness Beef Stew

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Beef stew gets a touch of the Irish when it is slowly simmered in Guinness in this easy and delicious recipe!

Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours, 40 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 55 minutes
Yield: 6 1x
Category: Dinner
Method: Oven, Stovetop
Cuisine: Irish
Diet: Low Lactose

Ingredients

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3–4 pounds beef chuck roast, cut into 1 inch chunks
Salt and pepper
3 tablespoons canola oil
2 sweet onions, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/4 cup flour
3 cups beef broth
1 1/4 cups Guinness Draught Stout
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon fresh thyme
1 1/2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 pound carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces (or you can use baby carrots)
Chopped fresh parsley for garnish

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 325.
Season beef with salt and pepper. Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium high heat and add onions. Stir until they are starting to brown, about 5 minutes.
Add tomato paste and stir until well-combined. Stir in flour, and then whisk in broth, 3/4 cup Guinness, sugar and thyme. Simmer for 3 minutes.
Add beef and stir. Transfer the pot to the oven and cook uncovered for 90 minutes.
Add potatoes and carrots to the pot, stir and continue cooking until the meat and veggies are tender, another 60 minutes.
Add remaining Guinness, stir and add salt and pepper as needed. Sserve on warmed plates, garnished with parsley.

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