Dutch Oven Stew Food

DUTCH OVEN BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Stir flour, paprika, salt, and pepper together in a medium bowl. Add beef and toss until coated with flour mixture.
• Heat oil in a cast iron Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. Add beef and sear until well browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Stir in broth, potatoes, mushrooms, carrots, onion, celery, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, and bay leaves and cover.
• Reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until meat and vegetables are tender, about 2 1/2 hours.

BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Heat a large Dutch oven with a tight-fitting lid over medium-high heat. Pour in enough oil to fill the pan about 1/4-inch deep. Season the beef generously with salt and pepper, and add to the pan. Saute half the meat, uncovered, stirring only occasionally, until well-browned, about 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the beef to a plate. Repeat with the remaining beef. Discard the oil and wipe out the pan.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Return the pot to the stove and melt the butter over medium high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 1 minute more. Add the reserved beef and scatter the flour over the vegetable and beef mixture (enough to lightly coat) and cook stirring until lightly toasted. Add the water or broth, and bring to a simmer. Tie the parsley, thyme, and bay leaves together with a piece of kitchen twine and add the bundle to the pot. Season with 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste. Cover and transfer to the oven. Cook the meat until just tender, about 1 1/2 hours. (This can also be done on the stove at a low simmer.)
• Remove pot from the oven. Skim the fat from the cooking liquid with a spoon or ladle. Add the potatoes, carrots, celery, and the tomatoes, and bring to a simmer on top of the stove. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the liquid thickens and the vegetables are tender, about 1 hour. Remove and discard the herb bundle. Stir in the vinegar and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Divide among bowls and serve immediately.
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GRANDMA'S OLD FASHIONED DUTCH OVEN BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Place your cast iron dutch oven on the stove on medium heat.
• Add olive oil, onions, and celery.
• Let saute until onions are translucent
• Place stew meat in a plastic bag with flour coating each piece of meat with flour
• Place stew meat in the dutch oven.
• Saute until the meat is brown about 3-4 minutes
• Stir in wine, and broth
• Add Potatoes and carrots
• add Basil and bay leaves
• bring to a boil
• stir in Worcestershire and gravy master *optional*
• Reduce heat to low and cover for 2 hours
• The Flour from the meat should thicken your stew some what you may still need to thicken a little more depending on your preference.

DUTCH OVEN BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Some notes about the ingredients: I like the tomatoes with seasoning, choose your favorite. Cheap red wine works just fine. Baby carrots work, too - just guesstimate how many would add up to 6 big ones.
• The trick with peeling pearl onions: cut off the stem ends, throw in boiling water for 1.5 minutes, drain and rinse with cold water (or even dunk in ice water). You should be able to squeeze the onion and pop them right out of the peel.
• Real instructions start now:.
• Throw the flour, salt and pepper into a bowl or bag with the beef cubes and coat completely.
• In the dutch oven (or heavy pot) combine the butter and oil, and saute the beef and onions over medium-high heat until beef is browned on outside.
• Stir in the tomatoes, water and bouillon cubes. Add parsley and thyme. Stir in the red wine.
• Cover soup and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Add bay leaves, carrots and potatoes. Continue to simmer until potatoes are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.

CAMPFIRE STEW DUTCH OVEN CAMPING RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare your campfire for cooking over hot coals.
• Prep vegetables as described: garlic, onions, potatoes, carrots and celery.
• Prep beef and bacon as described.
• In 12-inch camp Dutch oven, cook and stir bacon over medium-high heat until bacon is browned and crisp. Scrape up brown bits from bottom of pan.
• Season beef with salt and pepper and add to Dutch oven, stir until beef is seared.
• Reduce heat to medium, add garlic and onions, cook till softened.
• Add remaining ingredients including the tomato paste, beef broth, rosemary, parsley, thyme, potatoes, carrots and celery, stirring to combine.
• Bring to simmer over medium heat.
• Cover and continue simmering over low heat, stirring occasionally until meat and vegetables are tender, approximately 1 - 2 hours. Camp Cooking Tip: We like our stew meat to be extremely tender so I give it as much time in the pot as possible. I always plan for 2 hours of simmering time unless we have a super busy camping day and I just don't have that luxury. No matter what, don't increase the campfire temperature to the boiling point because that will just make the meat tough.
• Remove lid and continue to simmer until your Campfire Stew reaches your desired thickness. Camp Cooking Tip: The longer it cooks with the lid removed, the thicker the stew becomes. If you want a soup-like stew you will be ready to serve shortly after the meat and veggies are tender. But if you want a thick beef stew in a rich sauce (which is how our family likes it), you should plan on about 20 more minutes to finish cooking to that consistency.

DUTCH OVEN BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 4 tablespoons flour, salt if desired and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and turn to coat. , In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, brown beef in oil in batches. Remove and set aside. Add onion to the pan and cook until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in remaining flour and pepper until blended. Gradually stir in broth. Add the beef, tomatoes and thyme. Cover and bake at 350° for 1-1/4 hours. , Add the potatoes and carrots. Cover and bake 1 hour longer or until meat and vegetables are tender. Stir in peas; cover and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

EASY CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and pepper together.
• Add the chicken and coat each piece in the flour mixture. In a large Dutch oven, deep pan or pot set over medium heat, add a splash of olive oil.
• Brown the chicken in batches until golden brown on both sides then remove from the pan and set aside.
• Add the onion, carrot and celery to the pan and sauté until golden brown and soft.
• Add the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
• Add a tablespoon of flour and stir into the vegetables.
• Pour in the wine and deglaze the pan then add the chicken back in and pour in the chicken stock.
• Add the thyme, bay leaf and Worcestershire sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
• Reduce the heat and allow to simmer, partially covered, for 20 minutes until the chicken is tender and the vegetables are cooked.
• Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary, scatter over fresh parsley or thyme, then serve.