Beef in Beer in the Slow Cooker

Delicious tender beef is cooked in the slow cooker with beer - Guinness® no less - shallots, bacon, and mushrooms for a hearty dinner.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 hr 20 mins
• Total Time: 5 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 513 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pound cubed beef stew meat
• 4 teaspoons vegetable oil, divided, or as needed
• 1 large garlic clove, crushed
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®)
• 12 shallots, peeled and left whole
• 2 onion, cut in half and sliced
• 4 slices smoked streaky bacon, sliced into strips
• 1.5 cups fresh button mushrooms

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat slow cooker on Low.

Step 2

Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a skillet over medium-low heat and cook shallots until they are lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Place in the slow cooker. Add beef to the same skillet and cook until meat is seared on all sides and browned, about 5 minutes. Add flour and mix well. Pour in beer and bring to a boil. Transfer beef-beer mixture to the slow cooker.

Step 3

Wipe out the skillet with a paper towel and add remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and bacon and cook for 1 minute more. Transfer to the slow cooker. Add mushrooms and season generously with salt and pepper. Cover.

Step 4

Cook on Low until meat is cooked through, about 5 hours.