Beer Braised Beef from a Crock Pot

Beer Braised Beef from a Crock Pot

Time: 8 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 lbs boneless beef cubes, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 8 ounces mushrooms, undrained
• 12 ounces dark beer
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 2 bay leaves

Directions

• 1 Cut stew beef cubes into 1 1/2 inch pieces. Place cubes in bottom of crock pot.
• 2 Combine all other ingredients and pour over beef.
• 3 Cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours or on High for 4 - 5 hours.
• 4 Before serving, you can thicken broth with some flour and water. Turn crock pot to high and stir in flour mixture.
• 5 Serve over cooked egg noodle pasta.
• 6 Note: I like to use Negro Modelo which is a dark Mexican beer for this recipe. The dark beer is really nice to cook with.