Beef Stew with Ale without vegetables safflower cabernet bay

3 dried ancho chiles 2 tablespoons corn oil 1 medium onion , chopped 2 lbs boneless beef stew meat , cut into 2-inch cubes salt & fresh ground pepper 1 -2[...]

1 lb beef chuck , boneless cut into 1 inch pieces 2 -3 garlic cloves , minced (I didn't have any so I used 1 tsp of granulated garlic instead) 1 -2 teaspoon[...]

oil 700 g beef 2 garlic cloves 2 onions 4 carrots 1 turnip 600 ml beef stock salt pepper 2 teaspoons mixed herbs 110 g spaetzle dumpling mix 4 tablespoons[...]