Nicky's Kitchen SanctuaryBeef and Guinness Stew with Crispy Onions
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Ingredients
Serves 8- 1 large onion (peeled and sliced thinly)
- 1/4 tsp garlic salt
- 2 large onions
- 2 tbsp tomato puree (paste for US )
- 200 g (7 oz) mushrooms (sliced)
- 4 carrots (peeled and chopped into chunks)
- 5 cloves garlic (peeled and crushed)
- mashed potatoes
- 1.8 kg (4 lbs) braising/stewing beef (chopped into bite-size chunks)
- 400 ml (1 2/3 cups) beef stock (water plus 2 stock cubes is fine)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 2 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour (mixed with a good pinch of salt and pepper)
- 2 tsp dark brown sugar
- 3/4 tsp crushed black pepper
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp oil (I use avocado oil, but other neutral oils such as sunflower or canola work too.)
- oil for deep frying
- 4 bay leaves
- 800 ml (3 1/3 cups) Guinness
- sliced spring greens (sauteed in butter)
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Steps
- Step 1
Turn on the sear functions on the Crockpot and add the oil.
- Step 2
Dust the chunks of beef in the seasoned flour and fry for 7-8 minutes until golden brown all over.
- Step 3
Add the onions and cook for a further 5 minutes. Then add the carrots and mushrooms and stir.
- Step 4
Stir in the garlic. Add in the Guinness, stock, tomato puree, bay leaves, sugar, salt, and pepper. Bring to the boil then change the setting to slow cook. Choose either high for 4 1/2 -5 hours or low for 6-7 hours.
- Step 5
When your stew is almost ready, start preparing the crispy onions.
- Step 6
Heat the oil in a large pan (make sure there pan is filled no more than 1/3 full to prevent it from bubbling over).
- Step 7
Mix the onion slices with the flour, salt, pepper, garlic salt and paprika. Test the oil is hot enough by placing one of the onion slices in the pan. It should bubble instantly.
- Step 8
Cook the onions in 3 or 4 batches for about 2-4 minutes until golden and crispy. Be careful when putting the onions in the oil as the oil will bubble fiercly. When cooked, place on some kitchen roll to drain.
- Step 9
Dish out the stew (removing the bay leaves first), and place a heap of onions on top of each dish. Serve with mashed potato and green veg.
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Turn on the sear functions on the Crockpot and add the oil.
Source: Nicky's Kitchen Sanctuary
