Beef, Beer, and the Amish

Tonight I made a recipe I saw on the Organizing Junkie's website for her menu list. It comes from the Taste of Home site.

Adam and I enjoy a nice beef stew, and I was drawn to this recipe because it was beef, bacon, onion and good noodles. Oh and beer! What can be better than that??

We followed the recipe to the T and it was delicious and tasty. I paired it with a bag of dried home made Amish Country noodles. They were a tasty accompaniment with the beef.

Beer Braised Beef

Ingredients:
3 bacon strips, diced
2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 medium onion, cut into wedges
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 bay leaf
1 can (12 ounces) beer or nonalcoholic beer
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup water
Hot cooked noodles

Directions

In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp.

Remove to paper towels; drain, discarding drippings.

Sprinkle beef with pepper and salt.

In the same skillet, brown beef in oil. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker.

Add the bacon, onion, garlic and bay leaf.

In a small bowl, combine the beer, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and thyme. Pour over beef mixture.

Cover and cook on low for 5-1/2 to 6 hours or until meat is tender.

In a small bowl, combine flour and water until smooth. Gradually stir into slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until thickened. Discard bay leaf. Serve beef over noodles. Yield: 8 servings.