Hearty Beef Stew Food

SLOW COOKER HEARTY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Season the beef with black pepper. Coat the beef with 2 tablespoons of the flour. Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef in 2 batches and cook until it's well browned, stirring often.
• Place the potatoes, carrots, onions and garlic into a 5-quart slow cooker. Top with the beef. Add 3 cups of the stock, Worcestershire, thyme and bay leaf.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 10 to 11 hours* or until the beef is fork-tender. Remove and discard the bay leaf.
• Stir the remaining flour and stock in a small bowl until the mixture is smooth. Stir the flour mixture and peas in the cooker. Increase the heat to HIGH. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the mixture boils and thickens.
• *Or on HIGH 5 to 6 hours
• Serving suggestion: Serve with buttermilk biscuits and tossed salad topped with Ranch dressing.

HEARTY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a 4-qt. Dutch oven or baking dish, layer the first 12 ingredients; pour tomato juice over all. Cover and bake at 325° for 3 hours, stirring occasionally, or until the meat and vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaves before serving.

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.

SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW I

Steps:

• Place meat in slow cooker. In a small bowl mix together the flour, salt, and pepper; pour over meat, and stir to coat meat with flour mixture. Stir in the garlic, bay leaf, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, onion, beef broth, potatoes, carrots, and celery.
• Cover, and cook on Low setting for 10 to 12 hours, or on High setting for 4 to 6 hours.

HEARTY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large heavy pot, toss beef with flour. Stir in tomatoes, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and 4 cups water. Bring to a boil over medium-high, transfer to oven, and cook 1 hour. Stir in potatoes and cook until beef and potatoes are tender, about 1 hour more. Stir in peas and carrots and let sit 5 minutes before serving.

THICK AND HEARTY CLASSIC BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Cut up beef into large, double bite-sized chunks trimming all fat. (*Beef shrinks as it cooks so go much larger than you would think.) Set aside.
• In large mixing bowl, mix well the next 6 (dry) ingredients.
• Add large chunks of beef and toss with a large spoon to coat each piece well until all are evenly coated and all of spice and flour mixture is absorbed and stuck to the meat. (*Shaking in a bag does not work well. A bowl and large spoon works perfectly.) Set aside.
• In large heavy-bottomed, non-stick stock pot that has a lid, add shortening and melt over medium-high heat. Swirl around pan and add meat all at once. Let sit a minute before trying to stir. Then stir now and then to brown pieces on all sides.
• Add next 10 ingredients, scrape yummy bits from bottom of pan, cover, reduce heat until simmering, and simmer for about 45 minutes until meat is tender, stirring only occasionally.
• Add butter, sugar, carrots, potatoes and celery, recover, bring back to a low boil over medium-high, reduce heat to low, and simmer again (covered) for another 30 -35 minutes, or until veggies are tender. Time will depend on how chunky you cut your veggies, so you may want to check yours after 25 minutes for tenderness. *Stir once or twice during simmering to make sure nothing is sticking to the bottom.
• Stir in drained corn and heat through.
• Remove lid and bring up to a simmer without the lid. Mix cornstarch and cold water and stir into pot to thicken. Simmer 1-2 more minutes. Ladle into bowls, and serve with warm buttered biscuits or bread, and hot sauce on the side for those who like to spike it hot!
• *Don't forget to remove the bay leaves before serving....or.... leave one in there and whoever gets it has to do the dishes!
• Leftover stew will very thick after chilling, do not add any liquid! Stew will thin back out after reheating.

HEARTY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a medium bowl toss beef stew meat with the flour and set aside.
• Heat a dutch oven or heavy bottom pot on medium-high heat. Add half of the vegetable oil and add half the meat, half of the salt, and pepper. Brown for 3-4 minutes turning the meat halfway through. Remove meat and repeat with the rest of the meat.
• Add the rest of the oil and add carrots and onions, cook for 3-4 minutes then add garlic and tomato paste.
• Add back in the browned beef and pour in the beef stock, wine, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, and rosemary. Stir and heat on high until it comes to a low boil reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour.
• Add in potatoes, cover, and simmer until potatoes are tender for about 45 minutes.
• Add in frozen peas, let heat through 5 minutes. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and serve!

GLUTEN FREE BEEF STEW (STOVE TOP RECIPE)

Steps:

• Mince 6 cloves of garlic and 1 large onion (white or yellow).
• Wash, scrub, and dry 4-5 carrots and 4-6 red potatoes. Cut the carrots into slices and cut the potatoes into cubes.
• Using a separate cutting board cut 1 - 1.5 lbs. of beef chuck roast into bite-size cubes. Pour 1/2 cup of gluten free flour (or regular AP flour if not GF) over the meat and toss until completely coated.
• Heat a cast iron Dutch oven or heavy-bottom soup pan to medium-high and add 1 Tbsp. olive oil. Once heated, add half of the cubed meat and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side. Add 1/4 tsp. kosher salt and pepper. Once the meat is seared on all sides remove and set aside. Repeat this process with second batch of meat. Set seared meat aside.
• Add another 1 Tbsp. of olive oil to pan and then add the minced garlic and onions. Saute for 4-5 minutes, scraping up the brown bits as they cook.
• Add 1/2 cup red wine to pan and saute for 4-5 minutes or until wine reduces.
• Add the sliced carrots to pan and saute for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add 3 cups of beef broth and the seared meat to the Dutch oven. Bring the stew to a boil, reduce to a low-medium boil, cover, and cook for 20 minutes.
• Add 1 more cup beef broth and the diced potatoes to the pan. Cover again and cook for another 20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
• Remove cover and add 3 Tbsp. tomato paste and 2 tsp. Italian seasoning. Stir together until completely incorporated and cook for another 2 minutes or until the stew has thickened to desired consistency. Adjust salt and pepper levels to taste and serve.

HEARTY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In Dutch oven, place onions, bacon, and beef.
• Cook over medium-high heat until beef and bacon are browned.
• Stir in all remaining ingredients, cover, and bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.
• Uncover and continue to bake for 2-2 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally, until beef is fork tender.

HEARTY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Pre heat over to 150 degrees C/ gas mark 2.
• Chop the onion, carrots, swede and parsnip and add to a casserole dish. Peel the potatoes and cut into chunks. Add these also.
• Cut the braising steak into bite size pieces and add this, raw, to the casserole dish also.
• Sprinkle over the beef stock, then fill the casserole dish with cold water, so that the water just covers the ingredients.
• Put a lid on the casserole dish and place in the centre of the oven. Leave to cook for between 4 to 6 hours. The longer you leave it to cook, the more tender the meat will be. Stir every hour to make sure the ingredients don't stick. Approx. 15 minutes before the stew is ready, add the gravy granules to the mixture and stir well. Add a little at a time until the mixture is as thick as you like it. Add 4 or 5 shakes of tabasco sauce. Leave to cook in the oven for a further 15 minutes until warmed through. Serve immediately with crusty bread or in a giant Yorkshire Pudding.

HEARTY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Place beef stew meat into a slow cooker. In a small bowl, mix together flour, paprika, salt, and pepper; sprinkle over beef stew meat, stirring to coat. Stir in beef broth, teriyaki sauce, onion, carrots, celery, potatoes, mushrooms, garlic and bay leaf.
• Cover, and cook on Low 6 hours, stirring occasionally.

ITALIAN BEEF STEW (SPEZZATINO DI MANZO)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300f and make room on the middle rack for a large Dutch oven. Heat a large Dutch oven to medium-low heat, then add the olive oil, carrots, celery, and onion. Cook for 5 minutes then add the mushrooms, turn heat to medium, and continue to cook stirring frequently.
• While the veggies are sauteing, pat the chuck roast cubes dry. Once the mushrooms release their water and most of it has evaporated from the pot, season the beef cubes with salt and pepper and add to the pot.
• Coat the beef with the veggies and oil. Let the beef cook for 5-10 minutes (it won't develop much color). Next, turn heat to medium-high and add the wine and cook for 5-7 minutes or until it mostly evaporates and absorbs into the beef. Using a wooden spoon scrape up all of the brown bits while the beef is cooking.
• Add the beef stock, rosemary, and bay leaf and stir it all together. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook in the oven for 2 1/2 hours or until tender. For the last 30-45 minutes braise with no lid to thicken the sauce and add a bit of color to the meat.
• Once the beef is tender remove the pot from the oven. If there is too much liquid in the pot use a slurry of cornstarch (see notes) to thicken or cook over medium heat on the stovetop to thicken and reduce the liquid. Once satisfied with the consistency, taste test and make final adjustments to salt and pepper. Serve with crusty bread or with polenta or mashed potatoes. Enjoy!