Slow Cooked Beef Stew with Porter
A hearty beef stew made with brisket and porter beer, perfect for cold weather.
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- •Beef brisketcut into large chunks
- •Black pepperto taste
- •Saltto taste
- •Vegetable oilfor browning
- •4 Carrotstrimmed and cleaned
- •2 Onionschopped
- •2 Celery stalkschopped
- •4 Parsnipspeeled and chopped
- •4 Garlic clovessliced
- •2 dessert spoons Flourfor thickening
- •4 Bay leaveslightly squished
- •350 ml Porter beerfor flavor
- •500 ml Beef stockcan be topped up if needed
- •Worcestershire sauce(optional)for added flavor
- 1
Preheat oven to gas mark 3.
5 min
- 2
Cut beef brisket into large chunks and season with salt and pepper.
10 min
- 3
Brown beef in batches in a hot pan with oil.
15 min
- 4
Prepare vegetables: chop carrots, onions, celery, and parsnips.
10 min
- 5
Slice garlic cloves and add to beef.
5 min
- 6
Lightly caramelize vegetables in the same pan used for beef.
5 min
- 7
Add flour to vegetables and cook for 1 minute.
1 min
- 8
Add bay leaves, porter beer, and beef stock to the pan.
5 min
- 9
Transfer everything to a casserole dish, cover with parchment paper and lid.
5 min
- 10
Cook in the oven for 4 hours.
4h 0m
- 11
Season stew with Worcestershire sauce, additional salt, and pepper to taste.
5 min
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