Beef in Beer – a fabulous slow cooker recipe!

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!

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!

How do you make Beef in Beer?

More Slow Cooker Beef Recipes

• Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew
• Slow Cooked Beef and Vegetable Casserole
• Slow Cooked Beef & Butternut Squash
• Boeuf Bourguinon
• Beef with Tomatoes & Sweet Paprika
• Slow Cooker Beef Curry
• Slow Cooker Chipotle Chilli Beef

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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

Keyword Beef, crockpot, slow cooker

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 6 hours 15 minutes

Total Time 6 hours 25 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!