Beer Braised Beef In Crockery Pot Recipes

BEEF IN BEER IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Preheat slow cooker on Low.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a skillet over medium-low heat and cook shallots until they are lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Place in the slow cooker. Add beef to the same skillet and cook until meat is seared on all sides and browned, about 5 minutes. Add flour and mix well. Pour in beer and bring to a boil. Transfer beef-beer mixture to the slow cooker.
• Wipe out the skillet with a paper towel and add remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and bacon and cook for 1 minute more. Transfer to the slow cooker. Add mushrooms and season generously with salt and pepper. Cover.
• Cook on Low until meat is cooked through, about 5 hours.

TENDER BEER POT ROAST (IN DUTCH OVEN, BRAISED WITH PORTER ALE)

Steps:

• Bring the beef to room temperature before you handle it.
• Mix flour, salt and pepper and coat the beef all over.
• Preheat the oven to 275-300 F (depending on your oven's calibration).
• Heat a Dutch oven or similar heavy duty oven safe pot with a lid over medium-high heat. Add cooking oil and sear beef on all sides until nicely browned. Remove temporarily and lower the heat to medium.
• Saute the onions briefly, add the tomato paste and minced garlic and give everything a nice stir, cook about 1 minute. Deglaze with some porter and scrape brown bits from the bottom of the pot. Add the rest of the porter, then the beef broth, brown sugar and thyme. Stir.
• Add back the beef and surround with the potatoes and carrots. Bring to boil. Cover and transfer to the oven.
• Check after 2 hours to make sure that there is sufficient liquid remaining. If needed add a bit more ale or stock or water. Continue braising until the beef is very tender** and can easily be broken up with a fork.
• Reserve the juices to use in gravy (optional) and break up the roast before serving.

BEER AND BEEF CROCK POT

Steps:

• Add the beer to the crock pot, turn the control to high.
• Cut the beef into cubes, coat with the flour and brown in half of the butter, you might have to do this in batches.
• Transfer the browned beef to the crock pot.
• Using the rest of the butter brown the onions, add garlic, tomato puree and cayenne if using.
• Add to the crock pot together with the bay leaves and salt and pepper.
• Now turn the crock pot to low and cook for 6 to 8 hours, until the beef is tender.
• If you want to thicken the sauce add about 2 tablespoons of flour made into a paste, about 30 minutes before the end of the cooking time, stir that in, you will have to turn the crock pot on high for this.

BEEF POT ROAST IN BEER (A CROCK POT RECIPE)

Steps:

• 1. Heat beer, bouillon, pepper, thyme, and onion flakes to a simmer. Can be done in the microwave.
• 2. Place bay leaves in the bottom of a Crock Pot. Set roast on top. Pour heated beer mix over roast.
• 3. Cook on high for 3-4 hours. Reduce to low for a few hours more. Alternately cook on low for up to 10 hours. Thicken gravy with a little cornstarch and water.