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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6 to 8

    as a main dish
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Zingerman’s Bakehouse Celebrate Every Day: A Year's Worth of Favorite Recipes for Festive Occasions, Big and Small

By Amy Emberling, Lindsay-Jean Hard, Lee Vedder and Corynn Coscia

Published 2024

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We bring out the Beef and Guinness Stew in the winter when we’re all ready to eat something filling and deep in flavor. It’s also just right for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations too—with more Guinness for drinking, of course. The French improve it with red wine, and here, the Irish improve it with the rich, malty, sweet, and slightly bitter Guinness stout. All of these flavors come through in the final stew. Add the smoky flavor of the bacon and the distinctive taste of fresh rosemary to crea