Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Stew

• 4 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil, Divided
• 2 pounds Boneless Beef Chuck Roast, Trimmed And Cut Into 1 1/2 Inch Cubes
• 1 Large Onion, Chopped
• 2 cups Low Sodium Beef Stock
• 1 cup Guinness Draught, Divided
• 1/2 Tablespoons Light Brown Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoons Dried Thyme
• 1 ounce, weight Bittersweet Chocolate, Chopped
• 1 Bay Leaf
• Salt And Pepper, to taste
• 2 Carrots, Peeled And Cut Into 1-inch Chunks
• 2 Parsnips, Peeled And Cut Into 1-inch Chunks
• 5 To 6 Baby Red Potatoes, Scrubbed, Peeled, And Cut Into Quarters
• 2 Tablespoons To 3 Tablespoons Corn Starch, Dissolved In Water
• Crusty Bread, To Serve

1. 1.
2. In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil on medium high heat.
3. Drop in half of your beef and brown all four sides, about 7-8 minutes.
4. Transfer to a slow cooker insert and repeat with the other half of the beef.
5. 2.
6. In the same skillet, add the remaining vegetable oil and add onions and cook until theyre lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
7. Add the stock, 1/2 cup of beer, sugar, thyme, chocolate, and bay leaf.
8. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
9. Bring to a boil then transfer to the slow cooker.
10. 3.
11. Add the carrots, parsnips, and potatoes to the slow cooker.
12. Mix it around a little bit with a wooden spoon.
13. Then cover and cook on low for about 9-10 hours or high for 6-7 hours.
14. 4.
15. When ready to eat, pour in the remaining 1/2 cup of beer then dissolve the corn starch in water and stir it in the mixture in the slow cooker.
16. Cook for another 15 minutes on high (turn the slow cooker on high if you had it on low) until sauce thickens.
17. 5.
18. Remove and discard the bay leaf.
19. 6.
20. Serve hot with crusty bread.

vegetable oil, onion, guinness draught, light brown sugar, thyme, chocolate, bay leaf, salt, carrots, red potatoes, corn starch, crusty bread

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/slow-cooker-guinness-beef-stew/ (may not work)