Description
Drunken Potato Kale Beef Stew, a hearty guy friendly comfort food meal– simple ingredients, minimal prep and a bottle of beer, what more could you want at dinner time?
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Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 pound beef stew meat
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced (about 1 cup)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 12 ounces beer
- 32 ounces beef broth
- 4 medium carrots, sliced
- 6 medium golden potatoes, diced
- 2 cups packed chopped kale
- 1 bay leaf
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- large crusty baguette, optional for dipping
Instructions
- In large stock pot or dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add beef and cook to sear on both sides. Remove from pan and set aside.
- In same pot, sauté onions and garlic until onions are translucent.
- Stir in flour and mix to coat onions.
- Add beer slowly to deglaze the pot, blending with onions; simmer 5 minutes to thicken.
- Whisk in broth slowly incorporate into soup.
- Add carrots, potatoes, kale, bay leaf and beef to pot; eason with salt and pepper. Bring soup to a boil, stirring occasionally to prevent from sticking.
- Once boiling reduce heat to simmer and cover with lid. Cook 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until potatoes and carrots are easy to pierce with fork.
- Season soup with salt and pepper to taste; serve hot with crusty baguette.