Easy Irish Stew
No need to stew over what's for dinner. Throw together this simple stew and let it simmer while you tend to other things. You know, like taking a nap, doing laundry, reading the last three weeks of People magazine …
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- ½ cup flour
- 1 pound stew beef (look for precut beef or cube a roast into 1-inch pieces)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 5 cups beef broth
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon thyme
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 6 cups potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch pieces
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 cups carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
Put flour, beef, salt and pepper in a large plastic bag and shake to cover the meat evenly in flour.
Add beef to hot oil and cook until browned all over.
Stir in garlic and cook, stirring, for about a minute.
Add beef broth, tomato paste, brown sugar, thyme and Worcestershire sauce.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour.
Add potatoes, onion and carrots and stir well.
Continue cooking for an additional hour, until vegetables and meat are tender.
Ladle into bowls and serve with Irish Soda Bread.
- Make it more traditional by omitting one of the cups of beef broth and adding in a bottle of Guinness. (One for you, one for the pot, maybe?)
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