Snap the potatoes with a small knife. This way the potatoes absorb more broth and more flavor and will release more starch helping the sauce to thicken and take on a better texture.
Baby potatoes.
Salt and pepper the meat and flour it.
Salt, Flour., Black pepper.
Sauté the vegetables for a couple of minutes.
Add the beef, a beef cube and cook a couple of minutes.
Beef Stock Cube.
Add the beer, bay leaf and a sprig of rosemary.
Bay leaves., 2 can Guinness Stout or extra stout., Rosemary.
Cook for 90/120 minutes over very low heat. During cooking check that the sauce does not reduce too much, maybe because the heat was too high.
Add the potatoes and cook 30/40 more minutes until they are done and the sauce is reduced to a good point.