IRISH BEEF STEW

Americans have a curious way of celebrating St. Patricks Day. We pinch ourselves if

we forget to wear green. We make green food regardless if it has anything 

to do with Ireland. 

So I got my Irish on with a delicious Irish Beef Stew. :)

Grab about 6 carrots and slice them up. I was Irish lucky to find these

lovely carrots with great colors. 

Just pretty.

Toss carrots into a pot and saute till tender with...

2 tablespoons of butter

3 Russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces

1 large onion

black pepper & salt

Remove the vegetables from the pot.

Sprinkle about 2 1/2 pounds of chuck beef stew meat, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes with salt.

You can also uses lamb but I prefer beef :)

Pat dry the beef with a paper towel.

Working in batches, add a tablespoon of butter (do not crowd the pan) and

cook until well browed on one side, then use tongs to turn the

pieces over and brown on the other side.

Almost done with this batch.

Set the cooked beef aside and continue on cooking with the rest of the beef.

Chop up about 8 cloves of garlic.

Saute the garlic in about a tablespoon of butter.

Tumble the beef back into the pot with the garlic.

Now let's start adding to the pot.

Pour in 4 cups of beef broth.

The most important.

1 cup of Guinness beer!

Irish Spill is just fine. :)

Pour in 2 cups of water.

2 tablespoons of salt.

2 tablespoons of Tomato Paste.

1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce.

1 tablespoon of sugar

1 tablespoon dried thyme

2 bay leaves

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Bring the mixture to a simmer. Reduce heat to lowest setting.

Cover and cook on a simmer for 1hour, stirring occasionally.

Add all the vegetables to the pot. 

Simmer uncovered for about 40 minutes.

With the luck of the Irish we have...

Irish Beef Stew!

Grab some bowls because it's time to eat.

Smells amazing.

Enjoy!

P.S.

Here is a bowl for you Leprechaun!

Irish Fun Facts!

Ireland's top-three symbols are Celtic cross, green shamrock, and harp.

88% of Ireland-born citizens are Roman Catholic.

Ireland is free of snakes, moles, weasels and other species.

9% of Ireland's population are redheads.

Cat's are Ireland's favorite pet over dogs by a margin of 2 to 1.

In Dublin, there's a pub for every 100 people.

900 years ago, Ireland's oldest pub- Sean's Bar in Athlone was founded.