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One Pot Irish Stew

Author: Shannah @ Just Us Four

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs potatoes peeled and cut into ½ inch pieces
  • 4-5 carrots peeled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 cup onion roughly chopped
  • 2 Tbsp ghee or butter
  • 2 lbs stew beef cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 1/2 cups beef broth
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 1 bottle Guinness
  • 2 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp dried rosemary
  • 2 bay leaves
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
  • Pat the stew beef pieces dry with a paper towel. Season with salt and pepper.
  • In a large, oven safe pot with a lid, heat ghee over medium heat. Working in batches if necessary, brown the beef pieces, being careful not to overcrowd the pan. Add garlic and cook for one minute.
  • Stir in ½ cup of beef broth, scraping the pan to remove bits from the bottom. Bring to a simmer
  • and add thyme, rosemary and bay leaves. Stir in tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce.
  • Add vegetables, remaining beef broth, red wine and Guinness to the pot. Cover and transfer to
  • preheated oven. Cook in oven for 2 hours. Season with salt and pepper. Skim the fat from the
  • stew, if needed, before serving.