Heavenly Beef Stew Recipes

CLASSIC, HEARTY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place beef cubes into a large bowl. Season with kosher salt and black pepper. Add flour and paprika and toss until evenly coated.
• Heat oil in an oven-safe Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear the beef cubes in batches until dark brown, about 4 minutes per side. Flip or stir gently with a wooden spoon until all edges are dark brown, 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove beef and set aside.
• Add onions to the beef fat with more salt and pepper; cook and stir until they begin to caramelize, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and stir until aromatic and soft, about 30 seconds. Stir in tomato paste and cook until it turns brown and begins to caramelize and stick to the bottom of the pan. Deglaze with red wine, scraping up the flavorful browned bits on the bottom. Let the wine reduce until almost dry again, about 3 minutes.
• Add dried thyme, dried rosemary, herbes de Provence, and bay leaves. Add 2 cups beef broth and Worcestershire, stir, and bring to a boil. Add the seared beef cubes back into the stew liquid. Remove from heat and cover the pot.
• Braise in the preheated oven until meat is almost tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove from the oven. Add carrots, potatoes, and more beef broth if needed. Cover and return to the oven to braise until meat and vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes longer.
• Discard bay leaves. Stir in peas, fresh rosemary, and fresh thyme. Serve hot.

HEAVENLY BEEF STEW RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oil, and sauté garlic and onions in Dutch oven. Remove.
• Mix together flour, salt and pepper. Dredge meat in flour mix in a small bowl and brown well in the oil (add more if necessary).
• Return onion and garlic to pot. Add carrots, beef broth and thyme plus wine if you are using.
• Simmer, covered for 1 1/2 hours or until tender. Sauté mushrooms in 1 Tbs. butter for 5 minutes.
• Add to meat and mix gently. Simmer for 10 more minutes on very low heat.
• Serve with fresh French bread, and a salad. You can also serve over biscuits, noodles or rice.

HEAVENLY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Chop all vegetables into generous-sized chunks and place them in a large ceramic or casserole dish.
• Trim excess fat off stew beef and add it to the pan.
• Add the water, tomatoes, soup (use fat-free, it tastes the same in this recipe!), wine, and spices.
• Cover the dish and place it in the oven at 325 degrees. Cook for many hours - at least five, but you can leave it there all day.
• Serve with good bread for dipping.

HEARTY BEEF VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, brown meat in oil over medium heat. Meanwhile, place the potatoes, carrots, onion and celery in a 5-qt. slow cooker., Drain meat; add to slow cooker. Combine the tomatoes, tapioca, basil, sugar, salt and pepper; pour over the top. , Cover and cook on high for 5-6 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender.