irish pub beef stew

Ingredients For irish pub beef stew

• 2 lb

  beef-splurge on the cut if you can
• 1/4 lb

  butter
• 1 can

  tomato paste-3 oz.
• 1 can

  condensed beef broth, 10 1/2 oz
• 1 c

  water
• 1 bottle

  guinness stout
• 4 md

  carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 4 lg

  potatoes, cut into chunks
• 4 md

  onions, cut into chunks
• 2 stalk

  celery, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 tsp

  salt
• 1/2 tsp

  black pepper
• 1/4 c

  chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 c

  good cooking sherry
• 2

  bay leaves