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Beer-Braised Pot Roast with Dumplings

Course: Entree | Beer Style: Brown Ale

Beer-Braised Pot Roast with Herb Dumplings

This recipe for beer braised pot roast made with your favorite brown ale from Laura Bashar of Family Spice includes easy dumplings cooked right in the stew. Choose your favorite brown ale to use in the braise and serve alongside the meal.

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Prep Time: 30 minutes | Yield: 8

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 lb London broil, cut into 2-inch cubes
  • 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper, ground
  • 1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 slices of prosciutto, diced
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 1 lb mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 1/2 cup beer
  • 2 cup beef broth
  • 1 bouquet garni (sprigs of parsley, thyme & bay leaf tied together)
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 Tbsp butter, unsalted
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp chives, chopped
  • 2 tsp thyme, fresh, chopped
  • 2 tsp rosemary, fresh, chopped
  • 2 sprigs of thyme, fresh

Directions

    Post Roast

  1. In a large bowl stir and combine:
    2 1/2 lb London broil, cut into 2-inch cubes
    1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
    1/2 tsp salt
    1/4 tsp black pepper, ground
  2. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat and add:
    1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
    4 slices of prosciutto, diced
    Cook until lightly browned, approximately 5 minutes
    Add in 1 large onion , sliced
  3. Remove the onions and prosciutto with a slotted spoon to a large plate.
  4. Add beef cubes in batches to hot oil.
  5. Brown all sides and remove beef to plate with onions. Repeat until all the meat is browned.
  6. Return everything to the Dutch oven and mix in:
    1 lb mushrooms, sliced
    1 1/2 cup brown ale
    2 cup beef broth
  7. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to low.
  8. Place in the stew:
    1 bouquet garni (sprigs of parsley, thyme and bay leaf tied together)
    Cook covered for 2 hours.
  9. Dumplings

  10. Approximately 20 minutes prior to serving, prepare the dumplings.
  11. In a medium-sized bowl, heat in the microwave on high for 45-60 seconds until butter melts:
    1/2 cup milk
    2 Tbsp butter, unsalted
  12. Stir in with a wooden spoon:
    1 cup all-purpose flour
    2 tsp baking powder
    1/2 tsp salt
    2 tsp chives, chopped
    2 tsp thyme, fresh, chopped
    2 tsp fresh rosemary, chopped
  13. Mix until ingredients are all combined and a wet dough is formed. Do not over mix.
  14. Using two spoons, drop golf-ball sized balls of dough into the Dutch oven with the pot roast. If pot roast has been turned off, make sure it is reheated and hot before adding the dough to the pot roast.
  15. Push dough balls into the liquid to coat.
  16. Repeat with remaining dough. You should have approximately 8 dumplings.
  17. Cover pot and cook over low heat, covered until dumplings double in size, approximately 15-20 minutes.
  18. Transfer pot roast to serving bowl.
  19. Sprinkle over pot roast with the leaves from:
    2 sprigs of thyme, fresh
  20. Serve immediately

Meghan Storey has been lucky enough to work in the world of craft beer since graduating from the University of Mississippi. Now living in Nashville, TN, with her big yellow dog Wally, she loves introducing friends to new craft beer and food pairings. Since beginning work on CraftBeer.com she can be found adding beer to just about everything she cooks.


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