Swedish Sailor Stew (Sjömansbiffgryta) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 lbs boneless beef chuck, trimmed of any large pieces of fat and cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
6 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 lbs onions, quartered (about 3)
1 1/2 lbs carrots, cut in 2 inch pieces (or you can just toss in some baby carrots)
2 1/2 lbs boiling potatoes, cubed
1 1/2 teaspoons thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons cardamom
sea salt, to taste
fresh ground pepper, to taste
3 cups beer (lager)

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 450\u00b0F
Combine all the ingredients except the beer into a large ovenproof casserole.
Pour the beer over the stew; cover.
Bake until the meat is very tender, the potatoes are breaking apart, and the beer is absorbed, about 2 hours.