Most people think of corned beef and cabbage when planning a St. Paddy's Day dinner.  There are other options though.  This is one of my favorites.

  Guinness Braised Beef Roast


Ingredients

8 quarts beef stock

2 cups tomato juice

2 cans Guinness® Draught

2 carrots, diced

4 celery stalks, diced

2 chopped onions

4 sprigs of fresh thyme

1 1/2 pound beef chuck roast

Canola oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Prep time   45 Mins
Cooking time    2 Hours 30 Mins  (6 hours in slow cooker)
Serves    2

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Season chuck roast generously with salt and pepper. Coat your pot with canola oil and pan sear it on all sides. When the meat is seared to an amber brown color, transfer to a roasting pan. In the same pot, sauté carrots, onions and celery for 5 to 8 minutes then transfer to the roasting pan. Add two cans of Guinness® Draught to deglaze the pot over medium heat. Pour this liquid over the short ribs in your roasting pan.  Alternatively, you can add all the ingredients to a slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours.

Add beef stock, tomato juice and fresh thyme to the roasting pan and cover tightly with foil. Place meat into preheated oven and braise for 2–2.5 hours. The meat will have fallen apart in chunks.  

Remove meat from the roasting pan and transfer to a plate to rest. Strain the remaining liquid and divide in half. Pour one half of the liquid into a saucepan and reduce over medium/high heat and reduce to create a sauce.

When ready to serve, simmer short ribs in the second half of your liquid until tender, approximately 15 minutes. Spoon sauce reduction over the short ribs and serve.