Slow Cooker Irish Stew

This slow cooker Irish stew features beef chuck simmered with onions, carrots, and potatoes in a stout beer-infused broth until impossibly tender.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 3 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 334 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 cup beef broth
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 2 pounds beef chuck roast, cubed
• 1 pound baby carrots
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
• 3 russet potatoes, diced
• 1 (16 ounce) bottle stout beer, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place potatoes, carrots, onion, and garlic into a slow cooker.

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add beef; cook and stir until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer beef to the slow cooker with vegetables.

Step 3

Pour 1/4 cup beer into the same skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of beef off of the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon. Stir in tomato paste; cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Pour mixture into the slow cooker.

Step 4

Pour remaining beer, beef broth, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and pepper into the slow cooker.

Step 5

Cook on Low until potatoes and carrots are easily pierced with a fork, about 8 hours, or on High for 3 to 4 hours.