Guinness Stew (Irish Beef Stew) – Classic Pub-Style Recipe

Name: Guinness Stew (Irish Beef Stew) – Classic Pub-Style Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs. beef (stew meat or chuck roast cut into 1" cubes ); 3 Tbsp. olive oil; 14.5 oz. Guinness (paleo diet: beef stock); 1 cup beef broth; 4 carrots (peeled and sliced thin); 8 potatoes (small baby potatoes, cut in 1/2 or small cubed pieces, paleo diet: use another root vegetable); 1 onion (large, sliced thin); 2 garlic cloves (minced); 1 stalk celery (minced); 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp brown sugar; 1 1/2 tsp Kosher salt (paleo diet: sea salt); 2 Tbsp flour (paleo diet: cornstarch, reduce amount by half); 1/2 Tbsp thyme (dried); 1/4 tsp. caraway (ground)