St. Patrick's Day Guinnes Beef Stew

St. Patrick's day is fast approaching, and if you're looking for an amazing recipe for Guinness Beef Stew, check out Kathy Maister's startcooking.com recipe.

Words of advice (and this is also mentioned in the above recipe):

• Do NOT omit the prunes. You may be thinking that it's weird, or gross, or both, but trust me. Leave them in. The colour of the prunes will give the stew a rich, dark colour, and the sweetness of the prunes will offset the bitterness of the Guinness stout. Which brings me to my next point..
• Make sure it's Guinness STOUT, not Guinness Draught. The stout has a stronger flavour that will go better in the stew.