Basic Beef Stew Ala Bon Appetit 1986 Food

OLD-FASHIONED BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• On medium-high heat, add the vegetable oil to a large heavy pot (one that has a tight-fitting lid).
• When it begins to smoke slightly, add the beef and brown on all sides. Do so in batches if necessary. Add the salt and pepper as the beef browns.
• Once browned, remove the beef with a slotted spoon or tongs and set aside.
• Add the onions and sauté for about 5 minutes, until softened.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and add the flour. Cook for 2 minutes stirring often. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Add wine and deglaze the pan , scraping any brown bits stuck to the bottom of the pan. The flour will start to thicken the wine as it comes to a simmer.
• Simmer the wine for 5 minutes and then add the beef, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaf. Top with the broth. Bring back to a gentle simmer, cover, and cook on very low for about 1 hour.
• Add potatoes, celery, and carrots and simmer, covered, for another 30 minutes, or until the meat and vegetables are tender. Taste and adjust seasoning.
• Turn off the heat and let sit for 15 minutes before serving. Garnish with the fresh parsley if desired.

SIMPLE BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add meat, flour, onion, and garlic; cook and stir until browned, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add broth, tomatoes, potatoes, celery, and carrots, then stir in Creole seasoning and basil. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to maintain simmer and cook, uncovered, until potatoes are soft, meat is tender, and gravy is thick, about 1 hour.

CLASSIC BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Generously season beef with salt and pepper. Dust with flour and shake off excess. Heat a Dutch oven or other heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high, and swirl in 2 tablespoons oil.
• Add half of beef in a single layer and cook, turning a few times, until browned in places, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a plate, leaving fat in pot. Brown remaining beef; transfer to plate.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Swirl remaining 1 tablespoon oil into pot, still over medium-high heat. Cook onions until golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring frequently, until caramelized, 1 minute. Add Worcestershire sauce and wine; boil until mostly evaporated.
• Return beef and any accumulated juices to pot with broth and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Cover pot, transfer to oven, and cook 1 1/2 hours. Remove pot from oven and stir carrots and potatoes into stew. Cover and continue cooking in oven until beef is fork-tender and vegetables are easily pierced with the tip of a knife, about 1 hour more. Stir in peas; return to oven for 5 minutes more, just to heat through.
• Ladle stew into shallow bowls, sprinkle with parsley, and serve. Cooled stew can be transferred to an airtight container and refrigerated up to 2 days, or frozen up to 3 months.

THE ULTIMATE BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Preheat a large heavy-bottomed saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat with the oil and butter.
• While the pan is heating, arrange the flour on a large dish. Season the cubed beef with some salt and freshly ground black pepper and then toss in the flour to coat. Shake off the excess flour and add the beef chunks in a single layer to the hot pan, being careful not to over crowd the pan, you might have to work in batches. Thoroughly brown all of the cubes on all sides. Once all the meat has been browned remove it to a plate and reserve.
• Add the wine to the pan and bring up to a simmer while you scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon being sure to loosen up all those tasty bits. Once the wine has gotten hot add the browned meat, thyme, smashed garlic, orange zest strip, ground cloves, freshly ground black pepper and salt, to taste, bay leaves and beef stock. Bring the mixture up to a boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook uncovered until the liquids start to thicken, about 15 to 20 minutes. Cover and cook on low heat for 2 1/2 hours.
• After 2 hours add halved potatoes, sliced carrots, pearl onions and mushrooms, along with a pinch of sugar to balance out the acid from the red wine. Turn the heat up slightly and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes more, until the vegetables and meat are tender. Add the frozen peas during the last minute of cooking. Season with salt and pepper and remove the thyme sprigs.
• To serve, place the stew in a soup bowl, garnish with parsley, drizzle with olive oil and add a dollop of Horseradish Sour Cream. Right before serving add a slice of Toasted Peasant Bread, half way submerged in the stew.
• Combine sour cream, prepared horseradish and a drizzle of olive oil in a small bowl and mix until thoroughly combined. Season with salt and pepper. Add a dollop of the mixture on top of the stew and garnish with chopped chives.
• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
• Put a sheet pan in the oven so that it gets good and hot.
• Place the bread slices on the hot sheet pan. Drizzle the bread with the extra-virgin olive oil bake for 5 minutes, until the bread is nicely toasted. Rub the bread slices with the garlic cloves, and discard garlic. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

BEEF STEW WITH WINTER ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Cook bacon in medium pot over medium high heat until brown and crisp, about 6 or so minutes.
• Remove bacon using a slotted spoon to a paper towel, to drain.
• Pour off all but 1/4 cup of the drippings from the pot and remove from heat.
• Place beef in large bowl.
• Sprinkle with flour, salt and pepper.
• Toss to coat.
• Heat reserved drippings in pot over high heat.
• Working in batches, add beef and brown well.
• Adding oil by tablespoon as needed.
• Transfer beef to crock pot after each batch until finished.
• Heat 4 tablespoons oil in the same pot over high heat.
• Add onions and garlic: saute 5 minutes.
• Add vinegar and sugar; stir for 2 minutes.
• Add broth; bring to a boil, scraping up browned bits.
• Add broth mixture to crock pot.
• Add bacon and remaining ingredients to crock pot.
• Set crock pot for 5-6 hours and let it cook!
• Season with salt and pepper before serving.

BASIC BEEF STEW ALA BON APPETIT 1986

Steps:

• Position rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 450. Het 3 T oil in heavy 4 to 5 qt flameproof casserole over med-high heat. Add 1/3 of the beef and brown on all sides, making sure sides do not touch, 6-7 mins. Transfer beef to plate using slotted spoon. Repeat w/ remaining beef. Add chopped onion to pan, reduce heat to lowand cook until translucent, stirring often, about 7 mins. Return beef to pan, reserving juices on plate. Sprinkle beef w/ flour and toss gently til coated. Transfer to oven and bake, uncovered , stirring once, 5 mins. Remove from oven. Reduce oven temp to 325. Pour reserved juices over beef. Add enough stock to barely cover. Tie parsley stems, garlic, thyme and bay leaf in cheese cloth. Add to beef w/ salt and pepper to taste. Bring mixture to boil on stovetop, scraping any browned bits from sides and bottom of pan. Transfer to oven, cover and bake, stirring occasionally, 1 1/4 hrs. Add more stock if mixture appears dry or sauce is too thick. Continue baking until beef is just tender when pierced w/ knife, 15 to 30 mins. Discard cheesecloth bag. Meanwhile, bring med saucepan of water to boil. Add onions and boil 1 min. Drain, rinse under cold water. Peel onions. Heat 1 T oil and 1 T butter in heavy med skillet over med-high heat. Add onions and saute until lightly browned, about 4 mins. Remove onions using slotted spoon. Heat remaining oil in the skillet. Add mushrooms, salt and pepper and saute until lightly browned, 2-3 mins. Transfer stew to top of stove and uncover. Add veggies and simmer until onions are tender, about 25 mins. Sauce should be thick enough to lightly coat back of spoon.If sauce is too thick, stir in additional stock. If sauce is too thin, carefully remove beef and veggies using slotted spoon and boil sauce, stirring often, until slightly thickened. Return beef and veggies to sauce. Stir in chives, parsley and tarragon. Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve hot.