Beer Braised Beef Stew – Oracibo

Ingredients

• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 Tbsp. + 1 ½ tsp. brown sugar
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• ½ tsp. salt
• ¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 2 Tbsp. EVOO (approximately)
• 2 ½ lbs. beef stew meat, cut into 1 ½” chunks, preferably chuck
• 1 large onion, cut into wedges
• ½ green pepper, cut into chunks
• 1 bottle dark beer or stout (half for the stew & half for the cook)
• 1 ½ Tbsp. tomato paste
• ¼ to ½ tsp. dried chili flakes
• 1 – 2 cups beef stock or tinned low-salt broth**
• 3 medium sized carrots, thickly sliced on the diagonal
• ½ a small turnip, cut 1” cubes, about 2 cups