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Irish Beef Stew with Guinness Stout

This traditional Irish beef stew recipe is made with Guinness stout and cooked in the instant pot. It's an easy recipe for a simple, but delicious week night dinner. It is also a must have for St. Patrick's day.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine: Irish
Keyword: beef, beer, dinner, easy, easy dinner recipes, guiness, instant pot, irish, pressure cooker, stew, stout
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 471kcal

Equipment

  • Pressure cooker

Ingredients

  • 3.5 lbs stew meat
  • 5 thick bacon slices
  • 3 large potatoes
  • 3 large carrots
  • 1 large yellow onion
  • 8 celery stalks
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3 sprigs of fresh thyme
  • 3 cubes of chicken bouillon
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 3 large garlic cloves
  • 3 tbsps tomato paste
  • 1 can Guinness
  • 3 tsps all purpose flour

Instructions

  • Turn the saute function on the pressure cooker. Add the bacon and cook for 5 minutes to render the fat.
  • Add the beef stew meat and sear it.
  • Add the vegetables, bouillon, tomato paste and spices
  • Add the Guinness beer and cook for 5 minutes to let some of the alcohol evaporate.
  • Close the pressure cooker lid and turn on the stew meat function. Cook for 45 minutes.
  • Allow it to vent naturally then open the lid. Remove bay leaves and the thyme sprigs. Turn the saute function back on, collect 2-3 tbsps of liquid into a ramekin and mix it with flour, forming a paste. Add the paste to the stew and mix it well.
  • Cook it for another 5-10 mins until the stew thickens out. Serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 471kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 132mg | Sodium: 718mg | Potassium: 1476mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 4638IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 6mg