Description
A hearty and flavorful Beef Cheek and Guinness stew, perfect for a comforting meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2lbs beef cheeks
- 2 medium onions
- Several cloves of garlic
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp Better than Bouillon
- 500ml stout beer
- 3 small potatoes
- 5 medium carrots
- 1kg frozen peas
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cube, season and sear the beef in batches. Reserve the seared meat in the vacuum cooker’s pot. Prepare onions and garlic while waiting for beef to sear.
- Sauté onions, garlic and tomato paste in the same pan. Once fragrant, add to the vacuum pot. Rinse out the contents of the pan into the pot as well.
- Pour most of a can of stout into the pan, plus enough water to barely cover the beef. Add bay leaves and Better than Bouillon, stir to combine, and bring to a boil.
- Cover the pot and place in vacuum cooker. After 15 minutes, take the pot out and bring it back to a boil again, then place in cooker again.
- Re-boil the vacuum pot every hour or two, for the next 4-5 hours.
- An hour before serving, wash and cut the potatoes and carrots.
- Check to make sure the beef is tender. Add potatoes and carrots, simmering uncovered until vegetables are done.
- Add frozen peas to stew. Simmer and stir until peas are thawed.
- Assemble and serve.
Notes
- For a normal pot, simmer on the stove or braise in a low oven for 2-3 hours.
- Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Vacuum cooking or stovetop braising
- Cuisine: Irish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: Beef Cheek, Guinness Stew, Hearty Recipe, Comfort Food