Hearty Beef Sweet Potato Stew Food

HEARTY BEEF & SWEET POTATO STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In an ovenproof Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Brown beef in batches. Remove with a slotted spoon., Add remaining oil to pan. Add onions; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add broth and wine, stirring to remove browned bits from pan. Stir in thyme, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Return beef to pan; bring to a boil. Transfer to oven; bake, covered, 1-1/4 hours., In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water until smooth; gradually stir into stew. Add sweet potatoes, mushrooms, carrots, parsnips and turnip to pan. Bake, covered, 45-60 minutes longer or until beef and vegetables are tender. If desired, strain cooking juices; skim fat. Return cooking juices to Dutch oven.

BEEF STEW WITH SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat up one tablespoon of oil, add the cubed beef and fry in batches until brown.
• Remove from the pan, add the remaining oil, and fry the chopped onions.
• Add the beef back to the pan, pour over the beef stock, bay leaves and peppercorns and cook for at least 1 hour until really tender. Add more stock if necessary.
• Peel and chop the potatoes, carrot and sweet potatoes and add them to the pan once the beef is cooked, otherwise, if boiled for too long, they will be too mushy.
• Stir in the tomato passata, dried parsley and season with salt to taste. Cook for a further 15 minutes.
• Garnish with fresh parsley.

HEARTY BEEF DINNER

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add beef, and cook until evenly brown. Stir in onion and garlic, and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Season with dill seed, paprika, salt, and pepper. Stir in can of broth, and cup of broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 2 hours. Stir in mushrooms, and simmer for 20 minutes. Mix together flour and water, and stir into stew. Cook until thickened. Stir in sour cream, and heat through, but do not boil.

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.

COLUMBIAN BEEF AND SWEET POTATO STEW

Steps:

• Remove excess fat from beef.
• Cut beef into 1-inch pieces and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat.
• Cook beef in oil about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown.
• Mix beef and remaining ingredients except apricots and parsley in 4- 5 quart crockpot.
• Cover and cook on low 8 hours or until beef is tender.
• Stir in apricots.
• Cover and cook on low about 15 minutes or until apricots are softened.
• Discard bay leaf and cinnamon stick.
• Sprinkle stew with parsley.

HEARTY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 225 degrees.
• In a large dutch oven/soup pot, warm oil over medium high heat.
• Add half of beef and season with salt and pepper.
• Brown beef on all sides then remove from pot.
• Brown remaining beef in pot, then remove and set aside.
• Saute onions until browned.
• Add garlic and peppercorns and saute a few minutes more.
• Add flour and toss to coat.
• Reduce heat to simmer.
• Add wine, chicken broth, tomatoes, bay leaves and browned meat.
• Stir to combine.
• Place pot in oven and cook for 1 hour.
• Add potatoes and carrots and return pot to oven for another 2 hours, or until beef is tender.
• Remove from oven and enjoy!