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Fry the 6 strips of bacon in skillet.
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Reserve fat in skillet.
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Crumble bacon and put in roasting pan.
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Cut roast into 2 inch cubes and coat with the flour.
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Season with salt and pepper.
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Heat up skillet with cooking oil to med-high.
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Sear the meat cubes for 3-4 minutes.
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Move them to roasting pan.
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Add the onion and celery.
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Stir in skillet until translucent.
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Add garlic for a couple of minutes to soften.
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Add Guinness beer to onion mixture.
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Scrape with wooden spoon to loosen stuck bits of goodness.
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Add onion soup mix and stir to combine.
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Stir in Tomato paste to combine.
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Add Thyme sprigs.
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Add baby carrots to meat in roasting pan.
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Add Guinness, onion, paste and onion soup mixture on top of roasting pan.
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Top up with up to 20 ounces (just covering meat).
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Cover roasting pan and place in 300F oven for 2 hours.
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Reduce heat to 250F for another 2 hours.
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Taste and check tenderness adjusting time if needed.
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Also adjust seasoning if needed.
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Prepare smashed potatoes.
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Use about 6-8 potatoes cut up in 1 inch cubes.
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Boil approx.
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20 minutes or till fork tender.
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Drain and add about 1 cup of milk and 3 Tbsp.
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butter.
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Coarsely mash to your desired consistency adding milk or butter as needed.
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Place potatoes in bowl with a hole in the center.
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Fill hole with stew.
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Alternative: Put stew in bowl and add a dollop of potatoes on top of stew.
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