Savory Beef And Beer Stew

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into cubes
• 10 pearl onions, peeled
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle beer (dark is better, but a hearty lager is nice ...)
• 2 cups beef broth
• 2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cloves garlic, minced

Recipe

• 1 in a plastic bag, combine flour, salt and pepper.
• 2 add beef cubes and toss until coated with the flour mixture.
• 3 in a large stew pot, combine beef cubes,half the onions, beer, beef broth and water.
• 4 bring to a boil; skim off any foam.
• 5 add vinegar, brown sugar, oregano, bay leaves, and garlic.
• 6 bring to a boil again and simmer, covered, for 1-1/2 hour.
• 7 add the rest of the pearl onions and simmer uncovered for another 45 minutes or until beef is extremely tender and stew has thickened.
• 8 this is best served the next day, after overnight refrigeration so the fat can be removed from the surface.
• 9 to serve, remove bay leaves and serve with rice or buttered egg noodles.