Beef With Guinness (Traditional Irish)

• 14 lb butter
• 1 lb beef chuck steak (cut into .5 in. cubes)
• 1 large sweet onion, sliced thinly
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1 pint Guinness stout
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled
• 2 large carrots, chopped
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 14 teaspoon pepper
• 14 teaspoon thyme
• 14 teaspoon sage
• 14 teaspoon parsley
• 1 bay leaf

1. heat butter in skillet brown the beef in batches-set beef aside.
2. Cook onion in hot fat for 3 minutes-just softened, return meat to pan add herbs,salt,pepper,stock and stout and bring the mixture to a boil.
3. Cook stew uncovered in preheated 350 degree oven for about one hour.
4. Add potatoes and bake for 45 minutes till all is tender.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste.
6. Thicken sauce with butter and flour.
7. Garnish with parsley.

butter, beef chuck steak, sweet onion, beef stock, stout, potatoes, carrots, salt, pepper, thyme, sage, parsley, bay leaf

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/beef-with-guinness-traditional-irish-359709 (may not work)