Beef & Guinness stew with bacon dumplings

Name: Beef & Guinness stew with bacon dumplings
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1kg boneless beef shin cut into 3cm chunks; 200g pearl onions or small shallots; 4 medium carrots chopped to the same size as the shallots; 3 celery sticks cut into bite-sized chunks; 3 tbsp plain flour; 500ml beef or chicken stock; 500ml Guinness; 1 large thyme sprig; 4 star anise; buttered cabbage and mash, to serve; 100g smoked bacon finely minced; ½ tbsp oil; 1 tsp thyme leaves; 125g self-raising flour; 60g beef suet; 1 egg yolk; small pack parsley leaves picked and finely chopped

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:3h

Cosy-up this winter with a hearty stew. This beef and stout casserole really packs in the flavour, and comes served with delicious bacon dumplings, cabbage and mash

Updated at: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:03:42 GMT