Irish Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
1 1/4 lbs stewing beef, fat trimmed, cut into 1 in. pieces
6 garlic cloves, minced
6 cups beef stock
1 cup guinness beer
1 cup fine red wine
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons butter
7 cups russet potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 large onion, chopped
1 inch pieces peeled carrot
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
salt and pepper

Preparation

Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium het. Add beef and saute until brown on all sides, approximately 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute for another 1 minute. Add beef stock, Guinness, red wine, tomato paste, sugar, thyme, Worcestershire sauce and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for an hour.
Melt butter in saute pan. Add potatoes, onions and carrots. Saute 20 minutes.
Add vegetables to beef stew. Simmer uncovered for 40 minutes. Spoon off fat. Add parsley and salt and pepper.
Can be prepared two days in advance.