Cooking with beer ~ Oatmeal Stout
This particular beer has a rich molasses flavor that will permeate your stew and sweeten your bread just right.
This particular beer has a rich molasses flavor that will permeate your stew and sweeten your bread just right.
When Texas got hit with another freaky cold snap, I decided we needed a warm, comfort food dinner to fight the chills. Craving steak house bread ~ you know, those yummy mini loaves they bring to the table while you wait? ~ it seemed like the perfect time to pull out my beer bread recipe. I then opted to take it a step further by also doing an Oatmeal Stout Vegetable Beef Stew to accompany the bread.
Let's start with the stew . . .
What you'll need:
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- Cubed beef
- ~1 1/2 c flour, 1 T garlic powder, & ~ 2 tsp black pepper
- 1- 12 oz bottle of your favorite stout
- 2 c Beef Broth (to start; you may need to add liquid later after the veggies have had a chance to cook down)
- Asst. chopped veggies (Seen here: 1 large onion, 2 carrots, 3 stalks celery, ~ 1 1/2 c chopped brussel sprouts, ~ 1 c chopped mushroom, ~ 2 c chopped fingerling potatoes, & 1 bag of frozen green beans)
What you'll do:
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| Step 1: Preheat large stew pot with 2-3 T of canola oil |
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| Step 2: Mix flour, garlic powder, & pepper, and then coat the beef cubes. Shake off excess. |
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| Step 3: Add floured meat to hot pan. Stir occasionally until meat has been seared and pot is ready to deglaze. |
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| Step 4: Deglaze by adding 1 - 12 oz bottle of stout beer. |
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| Step 5: Add ~ 1 T parsley and 2 cups of beef broth. Stir. |
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| Step 6: Now add in all of your prepared veggies. Stir every 15 minutes or so to incorporate as veggies cook down and give off their liquid. |
While the stew cooks over a medium-low heat for the next hour,
we can get the bread going . . .
What you'll need:
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| 3 cups flour 3 T sugar 1 - 12 oz bottle of beer |
What you'll do:
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| Mix ingredients until a loose, sticky dough forms. |
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| Place into greased loaf pan and put into 350 degree oven to bake 50-60 minutes. |
Bon Appetito from the kitchen of R.E. Hargrave!
