Indulge in Succulent Slow Cooker Beer Beef

Delicious tender beef cooked in the slow cooker with beer, shallots, bacon, and mushrooms. The Guiness® makes a lovely gravy without tasting overly strong of beer. This is quite a meaty dish so would also be nice with potatoes and carrots added. I serve this with crusty French bread to mop up the juices. Hearty and warming to come home to. Cooks in 5 hours in the slow cooker; however it would not hurt it to be cooked all day.

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
5 hrs 20 mins
Total Time:
5 hrs 30 mins
Servings:
4
Yield:
4 servings

Ingredients

  • 4teaspoonsvegetable oil, divided, or as needed

  • 12shallots, peeled and left whole

  • 1poundcubed beef stew meat

  • 1tablespoonall-purpose flour

  • 1(12 fluid ounce) can or bottleIrish stout beer (such as Guinness®)

  • 2onion, cut in half and sliced

  • 1largegarlic clove, crushed

  • 4slicessmoked streaky bacon, sliced into strips

  • 1 ½cupsfresh button mushrooms

  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

  1. Preheat slow cooker on Low.

  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.

  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.

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

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe4
Calories513
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
24g
31%
Saturated Fat
8g
41%
Cholesterol
72mg
24%
Sodium
317mg
14%
Total Carbohydrate
42g
15%
Dietary Fiber
3g
12%
Total Sugars
10g
Protein
29g
Vitamin C
21mg
107%
Calcium
92mg
7%
Iron
4mg
24%
Potassium
1059mg
23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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