Beef stout casserole

Beer and beef: what’s not to like? We enjoy this on St Patrick’s Day.

Time

3 hours 5 minutes total: 25 minutes attended, 2 hours 40 minutes unattended

Storage notes

keeps in the fridge for up to 3 days 

Difficulty

easy 

Yield

3000 g (servings 6 )

Ingredients
Weight
Volume
Procedure
A
Olive oil
14 g
1 tablespoon
Braising beef, such as brisket, blade or chuck, trimmed of excess fat and cut into 1.575" / 4 cm pieces
1400 g
3 lb
1
Heat oil in a saucepan over high heat.
2
Place the meat in the pan in one layer and do not stir or move the meat. Leave until dark and golden on one side, about 2 minutes and then remove from pan.
3
Transfer to a plate and set aside. Keep any oil in the pan.
B
Shallots, whole
240 g
12 small
4
Sauté until light golden on all sides, about 2 minutes.
5
Transfer to a plate and set aside.
6
Reduce heat to medium.
C
Mushrooms
250 g
1 cup
7
Sauté until light golden, about 10 minutes.
8
Transfer to a plate and set aside.
D
Olive oil
14 g
1 tablespoon
Onion, roughly chopped
150 g
1 large
9
Heat oil over medium heat.
0
Cook onion until just beginning to soften, about 3 minutes.
E
Bacon or speck, cut into ⅘" / 2 cm pieces
175 g
7 slices
-
Add to pan.
=
Cook 3 minutes.
F
Beef stock
430 g
1¾ cups
q
Add to pan and deglaze.
w
Add reserved beef A.
G
Stout beer, such as Guinness
440 g
440 ml can
Thyme, chopped
4.8 g
2 tbsp
Tomato paste
32 g
2 tbsp
Brown sugar
14 g
1 tbsp
e
Add to pan and bring to boil. Reduce to simmer.
r
Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
t
Add shallots B.
y
Partially cover and simmer for 50 minutes.
u
Add mushrooms C.
i
Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes, or until beef is tender and sauce is reduced.
H
Plain flour
25 g
2 tbs
Water
60 g
¼ cup
o
Combine and stir to remove lumps.
p
Add to pan and stir to combine.
[
Simmer until sauce thickens, about 3 minutes.

Type stew

Author

Yield

g

Servings

Serving size 500 g

Serve

Per
serve
Energy (kcal)897.5
Energy (kJ)3757.3
Protein (g)71.6
Fat (g)55.9
Carbs (g)17.1
Sugars (g)7.3
Fiber (g)2.7
Sodium (mg)384.6
Cholesterol (mg)232.7

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