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    Sous Vide Guinness Beef Stew Recipe

    Dated: January 9, 2020 Last Modified: November 19, 2021 by Sarah Mock 3 Comments. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This post contains affiliate links.

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    This is the sous vide version of the classic Irish Beef and Guinness Stew. Full of deep, rich comforting flavors the Guinness Beer is the star of this tender beef stew. 
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    This is the sous vide version of the classic Irish Beef and Guinness Stew. Full of deep, rich comforting flavors the Guinness Beer is the star of this tender beef stew. 

    sous vide version of the classic Irish Beef and Guinness Stew.

    If you don't have a sous vide, that is fine! I walk you through the stove top, oven and slow cooker instructions. 

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    • Why do you cook Guinness beef stew in a sous vide?
    • Guinness Beef Stew Ingredients:
    • To separate or to combine?
    • How to make Sous Vide Guinness Beef Stew:
    • Stovetop / Oven Guiness Beef Stew Instructions:
    • Slow cooker Guinness Stew Instructions:
    • 🍽️ More Sous Vide Beef Recipes
    • Sous Vide Guinness Beef Stew
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    Why do you cook Guinness beef stew in a sous vide?

    As the saying goes, you can... but SHOULD you? This applies to sous vide cooking. There are many instances that sous vide cooking is preferred for speed such as homemade vanilla or picked vegetables. But there are times when the controlled temperature will give you the most amazing poached eggs or sea bass perfection. When cooking your Guinness stew with sous vide the beef is steak like but also falls apart in your mouth as you bite it. But unlike cooking in a crock pot, you are going to need to do some separation if you are wanting a specific doneness for your meat.

    Sous Vide Guinness Beef Stew served over mashed potatoes in a white bowl, horizontal image

    Guinness Beef Stew Ingredients:

    • Beef, chuck roast, trimmed
    • Guinness beer
    • baby carrots
    • pearl onions 
    • garlic
    • tomato paste
    • bay leaves
    • flour
    • beef stock
    Guinness Beef Stew in a sous vide bag, top down image

    To separate or to combine?

    If you are looking for a medium rare beef in your stew you are going to want to set your water to 135 but when you do that your vegetables will not cook through. That is a problem when you want to eat cooked vegetables. So you can either precook your vegetables in a pan or set up a separate sous vide for the vegetables. 

    If you combine all the veggies, meat and stock in the sous vide bag, you are going to want to set the water to 185. This will ensure the vegetables will cook but the beef will be more done than if the water was lower in temperature. But the 185 is lower than a slow cooker on low. This combined with a 24 hour cook will still give you a tender, fall apart meat but less steak like than if you had cooked the meat separate at 135. 

    So it is up to you. Go low and get a steak like, meat but have to cook the vegetables separately or cook everything at a higher temperature and your meat will be closer to a slow cooker texture.  

    Guinness Beef Stew in a sous vide bag cooking

    How to make Sous Vide Guinness Beef Stew:

    1. Trim the beef and cut into cubes. meat trimmed and cubed for Guinness Beef Stew
    2. Season with salt and pepper. meat cubes with salt and pepper
    3. In a dutch oven, working in batches, sear the meat on all sides. meat being seared in a cast iron pot for Guinness Beef Stew
    4. Transfer the meat to a clean plate. seared meat cubes on a clean plate
    5. Saute the carrots, onions garlic, tomato paste, for a few minutes.
    6. Dust them with flour, add the bay leaf and stir to coat everything in the pan. Guinness Beef Stew ingredients in a dutch oven with flour for thickening
    7. Deglaze the pan with a heavy splash of the Guinness beer, scraping up the browned bits.
    8. Add the meat, vegetables, the liquid from the pan, the remaining beer and the beef stock to a gallon freezer zip top bag.
    9. Heat the sous vide water to 185.
    10. Using the water displacement method, lower the bag into the water, forcing the air out of the bag.
    11. Close the bag and cook for 24 hours.
    12. Once the time is up, remove the bag from the water and pour the liquid from the bag into a pan.
    13. Heat on medium high to thicken the sauce. If sauce is not thick enough, add a mixture of ½ cup milk combined with 3 tablespoons of flour. Bring to a simmer. Guinness Beef Stew in a pan with the gravy thickening
    14. Add the sauce back to the meat and vegetables. Stir to combine.
    15. Serve with Irish soda bread and/or mashed potatoes. Guinness Beef Stew on a bed of mashed potatoes in a white bowl

    Stovetop / Oven Guiness Beef Stew Instructions:

    1. Follow steps 1-7 above.
    2. Add the meat, vegetables, the liquid from the pan, the remaining beer and the beef stock back into the dutch oven.
    3. Simmer on medium to medium low on the stove top for 2-3 hours or braise in a 350 oven for 2-3 hours.
    4. Check sauce for consistency and add a flour/milk mixture as instructed above.

    Slow cooker Guinness Stew Instructions:

    1. Follow steps 1-7 above.
    2. Add the meat, vegetables, the liquid from the pan, the remaining beer and the beef stock into a large slow cooker.
    3. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6-8.
    4. Check sauce for consistency and add a flour/milk mixture as instructed above.

    🍽️ More Sous Vide Beef Recipes

    • Sous Vide Beef Tenderloin - Edge-to-edge consistent doneness, with no chance of overcooking, will take the fear out of cooking this expensive cut of beef.
    • Sous Vide Prime Rib - Herb crust surrounds the most succulent and juicy roast beef, cooked to your desired doneness.
    • Sous Vide Guinness Stew - Full of deep, rich comforting flavors the Guinness Beer is the star of this tender beef stew. 
    • Sous Vide Beef Stroganoff - fall apart in your mouth beef while maintaining a medium rare center to the steak bites. The stroganoff sauce is creamy, silky and full of layers of flavor. 
    • Sous Vide Beef Burgundy - Combining the techniques and flavors of a traditional beef burgundy with the advanced technology of sous vide cooking will make you change the way you cook beef burgundy forever.
    • Sous Vide Roast Beef -the most delicious roast beef turning an inexpensive cut of beef into a memorable meal.
    • Sous Vide Beef Brisket -take the guesswork out of achieving the perfect brisket. Finish the brisket on your grill, smoker or in the oven for the flavorful, deep-colored bark that you love.

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    Sous Vide Guinness Beef Stew

    Sarah Mock
    This is the sous vide version of the classic Irish Beef and Guinness Stew. Full of deep, rich comforting flavors the Guinness Beer is the star of this tender beef stew. 
    4.61 from 28 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 1 d
    Total Time 1 d 20 mins
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    Course Sous Vide
    Cuisine Irish
    Servings 6
    Calories 601 kcal

    EQUIPMENT

    Joule Sous Vide
    Anova Culinary Sous Vide Cooker
    Sous Vide Water Bath
    Lid for Sous Vide Container
    FoodSaver Vacuum Sealer

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 pounds Beef (chuck roast, trimmed)
    • 8 ounces baby carrots
    • 1 cup of pearl onions
    • 3 cloves garlic
    • 2 t tomato paste
    • 2 bay leaves
    • 3 T flour
    • 12 ounces Guinness beer
    • 4 cups beef stock

    Instructions
     

    • Trim the beef of excess fat and cut into cubes, approximately 2".
    • Pat the meat dry and season with salt and pepper.
    • In a dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
    • Working in batches, sear the meat on all sides.
    • Transfer the meat to a clean plate.
    • Saute the carrots, onions garlic, tomato paste, for a few minutes.
    • Dust them with flour, add the bay leaf and stir to coat everything in the pan.
    • Deglaze the pan with a heavy splash of the Guinness beer, scraping up the browned bits.
    • Add the meat, vegetables, the liquid from the pan, the remaining beer and the beef stock to a gallon freezer zip top bag.
    • Heat the sous vide water to 185.
    • Using the water displacement method, lower the bag into the water, forcing the air out of the bag.
    • Close the bag and cook for 24 hours.
    • Once the time is up, remove the bag from the water and pour the liquid from the bag into a pan.
    • Heat on medium high to thicken the sauce. If sauce is not thick enough, add a mixture of ½ cup milk combined with 3 tablespoons of flour. Bring to a simmer.
    • Add the sauce back to the meat and vegetables. Stir to combine.
    • Serve with Irish soda bread and/or mashed potatoes.

    Notes

    Stovetop / Oven Guiness Beef Stew Instructions:

    1. Follow steps 1-7 above.
    2. Add the meat, vegetables, the liquid from the pan, the remaining beer and the beef stock back into the dutch oven.
    3. Simmer on medium to medium low on the stove top for 2-3 hours or braise in a 350 oven for 2-3 hours.
    4. Check sauce for consistency and add a flour/milk mixture as instructed above.
    Slow cooker Guinness Stew Instructions:
    1. Follow steps 1-7 above.
    2. Add the meat, vegetables, the liquid from the pan, the remaining beer and the beef stock into a large slow cooker.
    3. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6-8.
    4. Check sauce for consistency and add a flour/milk mixture as instructed above.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Calories: 601kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 60gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 188mgSodium: 521mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4g

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    1. Sarah Mock

      January 27, 2022 at 6:32 pm

      Thank you for the feedback and how you made this recipe. I wish we had pearl onions in my produce section. I can only find them in the freezer section.
      Sarah

    2. Tim Foster

      January 27, 2022 at 5:50 pm

      I made this with chuck roast. Sous Vide for 24 hours at 170f. I used about 18 ounces of Guinness. I also added frozen peas and frozen corn when I was reducing the liquid after the sous Vide.
      This came out really great. It was as good as any beef stew I have had in Ireland and I have been there a lot. The pearl onions really make it work. I also added more baby carrots. Note: I blanched the pearl onions in boiling water for about 4 minutes and then cooled them off. The peels came right off. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

    3. J. Wida

      September 14, 2021 at 1:29 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you

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