Guinness Beef Stew Recipe
Classic beef stew is easy to make but takes a bit of time, because you need to cook it at a low temperature for a longer time to let the meat tenderize. Luckily it’s mostly walk away time, sticking the stew in a heavy Dutch oven and roasting it in the oven for a couple of hours. I like to buy beef chuck roast in a whole piece and cut it up myself instead of getting pre-cut beef stew meat because I can control the size of the beef pieces but feel free to use whatever your comfortable with. Once done, serve it over your choice of starch, like egg noodles, polenta, mashed potatoes or rice.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
What these numbers assume — 20 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Parsnip | 1/2 cup (78g) | 55 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Celery | 1 stalk (40g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Rosemary | 1 tsp dried (1.2g) | 4 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 lbs beef chuck roast
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 large onions
- 6 cloves of garlic
- 3 stalks celery
- 4-5 large carrots
- 1 parsnip
- 5 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 5” stalks of rosemary
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 oz (1 small can) tomato paste
- 1 bottle or can (11-12 oz) Guinness
- 1 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1 lbs brown mushrooms
- 1 lb fingerling or marble potatoes
- Extra salt and pepper to taste
- Italian parsley for garnish