Guinness Beef Stew

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 3 lbs Boneless Beef Chuck Roast (cut into 1-inch pieces)
• 2 Medium Onions chopped
• 2 Stalks Celery chopped
• 3 tbsp All Purpose Flour
• 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
• 1 tbsp Tomato Paste
• 2 tsp Fresh Thyme chopped
• 1 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper
• 1 12oz bottle Guinness
• 1 cup Reduced Sodium Beef Broth
• 3 Carrots (peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks)
• 4 small Turnips (peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces)
• 4 medium Yukon Gold Potatoes (peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces)
• 1/4 cup Fresh Parsley (chopped)

Instructions

1. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in dutch oven over medium-high heat until almost smoking.
2. Add beef in two batches; cook 10 minutes per batch or until browned on all sides.
3. Remove beef and put on large plate.
4. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to dutch oven; heat over medium heat.
5. Add onions and celery and cook about 10 minutes or until onions are softened and translucent.
6. Add flour, garlic, tomato paste, thyme, salt and pepper; cook and stir 1 minutes.
7. Add Guinness and scrape up the browned bits from bottom of dutch oven.
8. Return beef to pan and stir in broth.
9. Cover and bake for 1 hour.
10. Stir in carrots, turnips, and potatoes.
11. Cover and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until beef and vegetables are tender.
12. Stir in Parsley and serve.