In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, here is a good recipe for Guinness Beef Stew and a very tasty dipping sauce for brown Irish Soda bread.
Guinness Beef Stew
2 lb Stewed Beef, cubed
1-2 Cans Guinness (the only time you should ever use can Guinness)
1 oz Butter
1 large Onion, Chopped
2 Carrots, chopped
1 tbsp Flour
2 cups of Beef Stock
2 Potatoes, chopped
Sprig of Parsley
Sprig of Thyme
1 Bay Leaf
In a container with a lid, add the cubed beef and the Guinness. Lid, and place in the refrigerator overnight to marinate. The next day, remove the meat and keep the Guinness to use later.
In a large stew pot, melt the butter. Ad the meat (in batches if need to) and brown lightly on all sides. Remove the meat and set aside.
In the pan, now add the onions and carrots. Saute the vegetables until slight softened.
Add the meat back to the pot. Add the flour, and stir to soak up any left over butter. Add the Guinness and the beef stock to the pot. Bring to a boil, and add the potatoes and herbs.
Reduce the heat to low. Simmer for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Remove the bay leaf, and serve hot!
And if you have Irish Soda Bread with the stew, here is a quick and tasty dipping sauce:
Guinness Honey Reduction Sauce
1 cup Guinness
1 Tbls honey
½ cup balsamic vinegar
½ Tbls unsalted butter
Mix all ingredients except the butter in a small sauce pan on low heat. Reduce by ¾ then add butter and continue to heat until butter is incorporated.
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Mar 2010
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Careful! once you start dippin in this sauce you cannot stop!!! They say that the original hand written recipe was passed down for 1,000 years with in the Leprechauns royal family until one day it fell from the pocket of one of the wee folk and was found by a farmer tilling his fields. He, being a good Irish man, took it home and prepared the sauce that night. The Leprechaun that had lost it smelled its sweet aroma on the wind as he was looking for the lost treasure. He followed it to the small cottage of the farmer hoping he had not yet partaken in the wondrous Leprechauns recipe. Alas he found the farmer licking the plate. Desperate to get the recipe back the Leprechaun offered the farmer one wish, anything his heart desired, in exchange for the hand written recipe. The farmer asked for one day to consider the offer swearing he would not make the sauce in that time. When the Leprechaun returned that night he found the farmer sitting patiently at his table. The leprechaun asked for the farmers wish anxious to get the recipe back. I wish for one thing only” the farmer said, “Luck for me and my kinfolk from now till the end of time.” the Leprechaun agreed and granted the wish asking for the recipe to be turned over. The Farmer knowing full well the trickery of the wee folk looked to the table top where there sat 3 small bits of paper neatly folded. “Choose one of the bits of paper little one, and hope the luck of the Leprechauns are with ye.” The Leprechaun was not happy but after a while of pacing before the papers he chose one and quickly opened it up. There upon the bit of paper was the hand scribed recipe. The little man bleated with glee as he hopped from the table and ran to the window, pausing at the window long enough to tell the farmer that because of his lil game his luck would come and go in threes. The Leprechaun hopped from the windowsill and ran into the night laughing. The farmer not surprised smiled at the fading laughter and picked the other bits of paper from the table opening them reveling the recipe on each. he smiled as he tossed the forgeries into his fire and pulled the real recipe from his sleeve. “One” he stated with a grin.
From that time on the farmer and his kin and theirs after them had what would become known as the Luck of the Irish. The recipe was passed down an has held its potent magic ever since. So, enjoy and beware of wee folk lookin to gain it back.
The Irish luck may come in 3′s, but be mindful we always have something hidden up our sleeves!