Recipe Blue Moon Beef Stew

Ingredients :

• 2 lb beef stew meat
• 2 stalks celery; large dice
• 1 large yellow onion; large dice
• 1 butternut squash; large dice
• 1 yellow bell pepper; large dice
• 6 garlic cloves; slivered
• 3 large scallions; julienne
• 1 orange; zested
• 2 T ginger; grated
• 2 T orange dalmation fig spread
• 3 T blue moon white belgian ale seasoning
• 1 pint Blue Moon beer
• 48 oz beef stock
• clarified butter & vegetable oil; as needed

Method :

1. Other spices needed: 1 T onion powder, 1 T garlic powder, 2 T ground coriander, 1 bay leaf, 1 t ground jalapeño powder, kosher salt, and ground white pepper.
2. Season meat on all sides with half the blue moon seasoning and the remaining spices including kosher salt and white pepper.
3. Heat a combination of clarified butter and vegetable oil in a large pot. Brown beef on all sides in 2 or 3 batches to avoid over crowding the pot. Set aside.
4. Add veggies. Season with a pinch of salt. Stir. Cook for 1 minute. Add beef.
5. Add beer, remaining blue moon seasoning, bay leaf, and ginger. Scrape up brown bits from pot with kitchen spoon. Reduce by 3/4.
6. Add stock and squeeze juice from orange into pot. Simmer for approximately 1.5-2 hours or until beef is tender.
7. Whisk 1 T cornstarch with 1/4 cup cold water. Add to stew while stirring vigorously. Bring to simmer for 2 minutes. Add fig spread. Stir. Garnish with orange zest and scallions.
8. Variations; Pork, chicken, blue moon beer, spotted cow beer, other ales or lagers, cilantro, worchestershire sauce, H1 sauce, sour cream, heavy cream, white or yellow aged cheddar, gruyere, potatoes, celery root, celery seed, lavender, herbes de provence

Recipe Blue Moon Beef Stew 2015-01-16T20:25:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: CakeMaster