Ingredients
Method
- Place Steak Bites on a large plate. Pat dry with a clean paper towel.
- Season generously with kosher salt and ground black pepper, set aside
- Bring a 5.5qt Dutch Oven to medium-high heat. Add pancetta and move around the pan 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium and let fat render, about 3-5 minutes (moving the pancetta around every so often). Use a slotted spoon to remove the pancetta and place on a plate.
- Turn heat back up to medium-high. In batches, sear both sides of the steak bites in the rendered fat. Remove from pan and set aside on a plate.
- Add garlic and diced onion. Move around the pan until the garlic is fragrant and the onion softens, about 1 minute.
- Add carrots and celery. Move around pan 1 minute.
- Add 1/4 cup of the broth to deglaze the pan. Use a spatula to scrape up any bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Add the remaining broth, beer, bay leaves, fresh thyme, tomato paste, worsteshire, potatoes, pancetta and steak bites (along with any juices that have settled on the plate).
- Cover and let gently simmer 2-3 hours.
- About 20 minutes before you are going to serve, add the onions and cover to let simmer.
- Taste and add additional salt, as-needed (how much you need will depend upon what brand of broth you used, etc.).
- Serve over mashed potatoes and enjoy!
Notes
Steak Bites: alternatively you can use Country Natural Beef's Sirloin Steak and cut into 1 inch pieces.
Beer: Guinness has a non-alcoholic version of their beer if you prefer!