BC Grass Fed Beef Recipe - March Stew

March Stew

2lbs         Stew meat
1.5           bottles of stout ale
1              large onion
1              full bulb of garlic (many cloves)
2 tsp        finely chopped fresh ginger root
1 cup       frozen or fresh peas
1 cup       frozen or fresh whole green beens
6              medium potatoes
1tbsp       extra virgin olive oil
1tsp         salt
1-2 tsp      freshly ground pepper

Preheat oven to 300°F. Coarsely chop the onions and garlic. Cut the potatoes into 1 inch cubes. Cut the beef into 1 inch cubes. Preheat a large dutch oven to medium heat. Add olive oil. Stir in beef until evenly browned. Add onions and garlic and stir fry for one minute. Add potatoes and ale. Add salt and pepper. Bring to slow boil. Place in the middle of preheated oven for one hour. Reduce oven temperature to 275°F and add peas and beans and cook for one more hour. Remove from oven and serve with freshly baked biscuits, buns or bread and a cabbage or lettuce salad.