Beef and Beer Stew
INGREDIENTS:
2 to 3 pounds stew beef or lean chuck, cut in cubes
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup butter
4 medium onions, sliced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
4 cloves garlic, minced
12 ounces beer
PREPARATION:
Coat beef cubes with the 1/2 cup flour. Brown in skillet in the butter. In slow cooker, combine browned meat with onion, salt, pepper, garlic and beer. Cover and cook in the crockpot on low 6 to 9 hours, or until meat is tender.
I also add 4 large carrots and some potatoes (peeled and quartered). If I add lots of veg, I double the beer. If it's too thin, you can thicken it up with a roux. But mine usually cooks for 10 or 12 hours, so it doesn't need thickening.
Any kind of beer will work.