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Irish Brisket Stew

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Ingredients  

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 lbs beef brisket or beef stew meat cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 4 cloves chopped garlic
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 6 carrots cut into thick slices or chunky dice
  • ½ bunch celery sliced thin
  • ½ head cabbage roughly chopped
  • 3 12-ounce bottles Guinness Stout Beer
  • 2 quarts vegetable stock
  • 6 medium Yukon Gold potatoes cut into large cubes
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp coarsely ground black pepper
  • ¾ cup chopped fresh dill weed

Steps 

  1. Heat olive oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Add meat and brown on all sides, about 5 to 7 minutes.
  2. Add onion and garlic and saute for about 5 minutes.
  3. Add carrots and celery and cabbage and saute for another 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Allow mixture to caramelize a bit.
  4. Add beer and stir to deglaze pan. Continue to cook and reduce liquid by 1/2, about 30 minutes.
  5. Add vegetable stock, potatoes, salt and pepper. Stir. Raise heat to high and bring to a boil.
  6. Turn heat down to low, cover and simmer for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
  7. Before serving, taste and adjust seasonings. Stir in chopped dill weed.

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