What's better than a bowl of hearty beef stew? The addition of a malty, coffee-flavored stout. That's what serious beef stew is all about. Put a big chunk of toasted bread in the bowl, grab a spoon, a cold beer and you're good to go.
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I made this stew for my husband on his birthday and he loved it!! The meat came out nice and tender. It was my first time making it and it was super easy and delicious... take a look! (Oct 17, 2008 5:40:43 PM)
I made this over the weekend. It was great! I didn't have rutabaga or turnips in the house so I used more carrots, celery and potatoes. Came out nice. Also - the bottle of stout I had was 16oz. instead of 12oz. but a little more alcohol never hurts. :) (Dec 17, 2008 9:43:13 AM)
In response to jlmoriarty's comment: There are a lot of great chicken broths you can buy in your local supermarket that will suffice and there are also many salt-free or reduced-salt products available. (Dec 9, 2008 5:32:26 PM)
Ya' know what drives me nuts about recipes like this? The chef at some point will say "put in the stock", beef, veal whatever. If you don't have stock handy just go to your butcher and get some bones. Sure. Anybody live near a butcher any more? And if you should be so lucky, then plan on a good half day to make it. He mentions bullion. Never use bullion. it's salt. I don't know A chef who would ever use bullion. So yeah, just go buy some, or better yet make it. Right. (Dec 9, 2008 5:23:19 PM)
Terry - that's a great idea! I had never thought of using pancake mix instead of flour. I'm going to have to try that. This dish is pretty tasty - I'm excited to make it during the winter after being out in the snow all day - will warm you right up! (Oct 15, 2008 6:21:59 AM)
I made this with friends last night at their kitchen. Halfway through preparation we realized that there was no flour in the kitchen! This was at about midnight, and Stop & Shop was closed. So what we did was we used TRADER JOE'S BUTTERMILK PANCAKE MIX, and ended up using about double the amount the recipe calls for. The stew ended up being much lighter in hue, and just a tad gooey, but it worked, and it was absolutely delicious. I wish I could remember what kind of beer we used. It was an oatmeal stout. Very tasty. (Oct 11, 2008 12:54:00 PM)