Hearty Stew With Moose And Guinness Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Using a 5-quart enameled cast iron pan (or other heavy bottom saucepan with a lid), heat 1-2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat on stove-top. Add the moose to the pan, stirring occasionally until pieces are browned on all sides. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Lower heat if needed. Once meat is browned (does not need to be cooked all the way through), transfer to a bowl along with any juices from the pan and set aside.
• Add 1 tablespoons olive oil to now empty pan and return to medium heat. Add onion and garlic and a pinch of salt and stir occasionally until translucent and just beginning to caramelize. Sprinkle flour over onion-garlic mixture and stir. Continue to cook over medium heat for another two minutes. Slowly pour first bottle of Guinness into pan, stirring to release browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Simmer over medium heat and stir until all the flour is incorporated with the liquid. Add beef base and stir until incorporated. At this point, add seasoning to taste.
• Return meat to pan and make sure all pieces are submerged in liquid. Liquid should be thick but not too. If too thick or not enough to cover meat, add more Guinness or a little water. Cover and place in preheated oven for roughly an hour and a half. (While the stew is cooking, I used this time to chop my other vegetables. Potatoes can be kept submerged in cold water to prevent browning. Drain just prior to adding to stew.).
• Remove stew from oven and stir pan contents making sure to scrape the bottom to prevent sticking. Add carrots and parsnip and stir to submerge. Cover and return to oven for another hour.
• Remove stew from oven, stir again to prevent sticking, then add potatoes. Cover and return to oven for another hour. While potatoes are cooking, wash and slice thin the mushrooms. Heat 1 tablespoons of butter in a medium saucepan on stove, add mushrooms and saute until soft. Salt to taste.
• Remove stew from oven and stir. Check potatoes and carrots for doneness. If not done, cover and return to oven for 30 minutes. If tender, stir in frozen peas and mushrooms until incorporated. If too thick, add more beer a splash at a time until it reaches desired consistency. Cover to retain heat. Do not return to oven.
• Let sit for 20 minutes, then serve with salad and hot rolls to make a filling meal.

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 170°C
• Toss the beef lightly in seasoned flour.
• Heat a third of the butter and 1 tablespoon of the oil in a frying pan and brown the meat briskly in batches, without overcrowding the pan. Transfer the browned beef to a casserole.
• Add a little more butter and oil to the pan and fry the onions until lightly browned. Scoop into the casserole. Finally fry the button mushrooms and add those to the casserole too.
• Pour the Guinness into the frying pan and bring to the boil, scraping in the brown residues from frying. Stir in the tomato puree and sugar.
• Pour the Guinness mixture into the casserole, add enough hot water to come about 3/4 of the way up the meat and add the bouquet garni, salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Cover and transfer to the oven. Cook for 2-3 hours or until the meat is very tender. Check occasionally, giving it a stir, and if necessary add a little more hot water.
• Remove the stalks from the shitake mushrooms and discard. Slice the caps thickly. Heat the remaining butter in a frying pan and sauté the mushrooms, then stir into the casserole and return to the oven for 5 minutes.
• Discard the bouquet garni, adjust the seasoning and serve.