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Beef in Beer – a fabulous slow cooker recipe!

Updated 4 October 2024 Published 5 December 2012 39 Comments

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Cooked in a slow cooker (Crockpot), Beef in Beer is a delicious combination of beef, beer, mushrooms and red onions in a meaty, herby, tomato infused gravy. Serve with mashed potato for the ultimate comfort food!

Beef in Beer served with vegetables and mashed potato.

Today we had our first sprinkling of snow and so I thought I should dig out a recipe that I hadn’t yet blogged which would be perfect for this weather – Beef in Beer or Beef & Ale Stew as some might call it.

It took me a long time to get into using my slow cooker because I wasn’t finding recipes that my family enjoyed.

Well here’s one that we all loved. I used the cheapest own brand stewing steak I could buy but you wouldn’t know it because what came out of the slow cooker was succulent and velvety. I found this recipe in my Cookworks slow cooker recipe leaflet and adapted it,

I think red onions add a lovely sweet caramelised flavour to slow cooked stews and casseroles so I don’t use anything else now!

What’s your favourite slow cooked dish? If you have one, do leave a link to it in the comments as I really would like to increase my own repertoire and am especially interested in other meats or vegetarian options!

I am entering this Beef in Beer into the Herbs on Saturday Challenge hosted  by Karen at Lavender & Lovage.

How do you make Beef in Beer?

Beef being fried in a pan.
 
Start by browning your beef in small batches.
 
Chopped red onions added to cooked beef in a pan.
 
Then add your onions & mushrooms (I hadn’t bought mine yet so added towards end).
 
Beef, onions and flour in a pan.
Then add the flour and cook for 1 minute.
 
Beef in Beer - all the ingredients in a pan.
 
Add the rest of the ingredients and put into slow cooker.
 
Beef in Beer in slow cooker.
 
6 – 10 hrs later you have a delicious casserole!
 
Beef in Beer served with vegetables and mashed potato.
Serve with mash as it mops up that lovely gravy!
 

More Slow Cooker Beef Recipes

  • Easy Slow Cooker Braised Beef with Onions & Mushrooms
  • Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew
  • Easy Slow Cooker Beef Curry
  • Slow Cooker Beef Brisket with Onion Gravy
  • Slow Cooked Beef and Vegetable Casserole
  • Slow Cooked Beef & Butternut Squash
  • Boeuf Bourguinon
  • Beef with Tomatoes & Sweet Paprika
  • Slow Cooker Chipotle Chilli Beef

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Beef in Beer served with vegetables and mashed potato.
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Beef in Beer

Beef in Beer is a delicious combination of beef, beer, mushrooms and red onions in a meaty, herby, tomato infused gravy which is perfect for mopping up with mashed potato.
Course Main
Cuisine British
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 6 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 6 hours hours 25 minutes minutes
Servings 4
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 25 g / 1oz Butter
  • 900 g / 2lb Stewing steak trimmed & cubed
  • 3 Red onions medium chopped into 6 wedges each
  • 2 Garlic cloves crushed
  • 150 g Button mushrooms
  • 50 g / 2oz Plain flour
  • 375 ml Beef stock
  • 375 ml Brown ale
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1 Bouquet garni sachet
  • 2 tbsp Tomato puree
  • Salt & freshly ground pepper

Instructions

  • Melt the butter in a large deep non-stick pan.
  • Fry the steak in batches for 3 – 4 minutes, putting the cooked meat in the crock pot to wait.
  • Once all the meat is cooked add it back to the pan along with the the onion, garlic and mushrooms and cook for a further 3 minutes.
  • Then add the flour and cook for 1 minute.
  • Stir in the stock, ale, tomato paste, bouquet garni, bay leaves and seasoning.
  • Transfer to slow cooker and cook for 6 – 8 hrs on high or 8 – 10 hrs on low.
  • Serve with mash to mop up the gravy and your favourite veggies!

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  1. Lisa Williams

    28/12/2015 at 1:59 pm

    whats not to love I especially a fan of anything that can be done in a slow cooker 🙂

    Reply
  2. Martina Evans

    12/12/2015 at 6:25 pm

    Fantastic meal! Would love to make my own.

    Reply
  3. William Gould

    17/08/2015 at 8:57 am

    Wife does a similar one to this this in winter – she uses Guinness and never puts garlic in anything though – absolutely fabulous on a cold winters day!

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    • Camilla

      17/08/2015 at 4:18 pm

      Ooh Guiness must be fab too:-)

      Reply
  4. Heather Haigh

    29/05/2015 at 12:43 am

    Shouldn’t really be the weather for this atm but it has me inclined to get the slow cooker out and indulge in this lovely warming dish

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    • Camilla

      29/05/2015 at 7:02 pm

      Oh it’s really good, any time of year:-)

      Reply
  5. Geoffrey Clark

    12/01/2015 at 2:02 pm

    looks great to start the week

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  6. Paul Wilson

    05/01/2015 at 12:07 am

    May need this recipe if the weather forecast is anything to go by.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/01/2015 at 2:20 pm

      Love this dish, bad weather or not:-)

      Reply
  7. yolanda davis

    02/01/2015 at 7:40 pm

    this is the sort of food i love. i cannot wait to try making this myself. thanks for the recipe.

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    • Camilla

      03/01/2015 at 11:56 am

      Fab, I haven’t made this for ages but as soon as there is some beer in the house I grab it for this dish:-)

      Reply
  8. Maya Russell

    29/12/2014 at 8:44 am

    A lovely, easy, warming recipe. Can quite easily make it in the slow cooker ready for after work.

    Reply
  9. Louise Smith

    18/12/2014 at 2:36 pm

    As my dear old mum always said, “you need something that will stick to your ribs in winter”!

    Reply
  10. Jane Middleton

    15/11/2014 at 8:54 pm

    Lovely recipe for the winter months

    Reply
  11. Paul Wilson

    28/10/2014 at 8:14 am

    Looks like a great, warming recipe.

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    • Camilla

      29/10/2014 at 10:44 pm

      It’s really good – in fact you’ve reminded me I must get some beer so we can have this again:-)

      Reply
      • Paul Wilson

        29/11/2014 at 12:08 am

        You’re not having my beer! ;O)

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        • Camilla

          29/11/2014 at 5:07 pm

          Believe me this dish is so worth it and I’m sure there’s enough for a small glass leftover:-)

          Reply
  12. Anne Dalzell

    25/10/2014 at 10:17 am

    Beef and beef. Now that’s a great recipe. Looks warming and yummy.

    Reply
  13. Andrew Petrie

    20/09/2014 at 8:09 am

    I’ve never been mad about cheap stewing steak but the effort you’ve made with the beer, garlic, and herbs make this a very attractive dish for me.

    Reply
  14. bethslamin

    16/08/2014 at 10:05 am

    this looks scrummy I am going to have to try xx

    Reply
  15. Susie Wilkinson

    18/05/2014 at 9:44 pm

    That looks gorgeous, beef in the slow cooker is always so tender, and adding the beer makes the gravy really rich, yummy!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      19/05/2014 at 4:38 pm

      It is really good:-)

      Reply
  16. Gemma Clark

    01/03/2014 at 2:36 pm

    Slow cooker recipes are the best. I currently have Green Thai chicken curry cooking away nicely in mine for tonight’s tea. I rarely cook without my slow cooker these days!

    Reply
  17. Ursula Hunt

    27/02/2014 at 9:43 am

    I love the combination of Beef and Beer, thank you for another recipe to try

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    • Camilla

      28/02/2014 at 10:23 pm

      This is a great recipe:-)

      Reply
  18. Paul Wilson

    14/01/2014 at 4:37 am

    This looks a great recipe for this time of year.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      14/01/2014 at 4:52 pm

      Oh yes, it’s one of my favourites which I’d forgotten about:-)

      Reply
  19. Heather Haigh

    31/10/2013 at 7:51 am

    I think I have to have some of this – looks lovely and rich. mmm.

    Reply
  20. Jules

    15/10/2013 at 6:31 pm

    I think this may be our dinner on Sunday!

    Reply
  21. Helen S

    14/09/2013 at 1:29 pm

    This looks delicious and perfect for the autumn evenings, it looks simple to make too which is perfect for me.

    Reply
  22. Belinda Matthews

    13/09/2013 at 11:12 pm

    looks tasty will have to make for my boys

    Reply
  23. Karen

    29/12/2012 at 10:31 pm

    The PERFECT dish for a winter’s day, thanks so much for entering it into Herbs on Saturday Camilla!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      29/12/2012 at 11:35 pm

      Thank you Karen. As my husband got 12 bottles of beer for Christmas a few might just go missing in the New Year!

      Reply
  24. Mich - Piece of Cake

    06/12/2012 at 6:42 am

    This looks absolutely comforting and delicious! I once made beef in Guinness and it was awesome. Beef and beer do go together.

    Reply
  25. Jacqueline @How to be a Gourmand

    06/12/2012 at 2:05 am

    Delicious – I use Guinness for mine and it works a treat. A perfect dish that has comfort written all over it!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      06/12/2012 at 9:22 am

      Thanks Jacqueline:-) The thermometer has turned to minus outside, so this is definitely the kind of comforting food we need right now! Brr.

      Reply
  26. Javelin Warrior

    05/12/2012 at 3:47 pm

    It’s funny that you say it took you a while to start using your slow cooker because I was a lot the same way (and I still honestly use if more for prep than for preparing a finished meal). I love this beef in beer combo and it sounds so tasty. And the gravy! It looks so rich… Thanks so much for sharing!

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    • Camilla

      05/12/2012 at 4:54 pm

      Thank you Mark, I do recommend you try it some time but I know how difficult it must be for you with all those lovely recipes that pass through your blog on a daily basis:-)

      Reply

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