Ingredients
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2 lbs stewing beef or 2 lbs beef chuck
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8 large potatoes
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16 ounces fresh baby carrots
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1 large yellow onion
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4 -6 cloves garlic
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3 bay leaves
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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4 ounces white flour
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1 can tomato paste
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon pepper (Fresh ground)
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2 bottles good dark beer
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8 ounces ketchup
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6 cups water
Instructions
- Add salt and pepper to flour.
- cube meat into 1 or 2 inch pieces.
- Coat beef with flour and spices.
- combine and heat oils.
- brown beef over high flame 5 minutes.
- add beer, tomato paste, ketchup, and water.
- bring to boil and reduce to medium heat.
- Simmer covered 60 min.
- stir every 20 minutes.
- saute garlic and onion together.
- add bay leaves, garlic, onion, carrots,potatoes additional salt and pepper added to taste.
- Cook for 1 hour.
- Enjoy immediately or allow to rest over night for richest taste.