Red Eye Beef Stew Food

RED-EYE BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Combine flour, thyme and pepper. Reserve 3 tablespoons flour mixture. Lightly coat beef with remaining flour mixture.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in stockpot over medium heat until hot. Brown half of beef; remove from stockpot. Repeat with 2 teaspoons oil and remaining beef. Remove beef from stockpot. Season with salt.
• Add remaining 2 teaspoons oil and onion to stockpot; cook and stir 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Add coffee; increase heat to medium-high. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until browned bits attached to bottom of stockpot are dissolved. Stir in tomato paste, molasses, Worcestershire sauce and reserved flour mixture. Return beef and accumulated juices to stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover tightly and simmer 1-1/2 hours.
• Add potatoes, mushrooms and carrots to stockpot; return to simmer. Continue simmering, covered, 25 to 30 minutes or until beef and vegetables are fork-tender. Add peas; cook, covered, 8 to 10 minutes or until peas are crisp-tender, stirring once.

RED EYE BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Brown meat in a dutch oven, with hot butter.
• Stir in onion cook for 1 min.
• Add 1/2 cup water, bourbon, coffee, worcestershire sauce, garlic, basil, rosemary, thyme, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until meat is nearly tender.
• Stir in potatoes.
• Return to a boil.
• reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes more or until meat and potatoes are tender.
• Add tomatoes.
• Bring back to a boil.
• reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes (covered).
• In a jar with lid shake together cold water and flour together.
• Add mixture to stew cook until thickened and bubbley.
• Cook and stir for 1 minute more.

SUNNY'S EASY RED-EYE BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Season the beef cubes on all sides with salt and pepper. In a large, ovensafe pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the butter. Add the ground beef, season with salt and pepper and cook until browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove to a plate. Working in batches, sear the beef cubes and jalapeno halves on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove to a bowl, leaving the fat in the pot. Toss the seared beef cubes and jalapeno with the flour.
• Preheat the oven to 250ºF. Add the onions, paprika and sage to the pot and cook, stirring, until the onions are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic, ground and cubed beef and jalapenos to the pot. Add the beef stock and 1 cup of the coffee. Season with a pinch of salt. Cover and cook in the oven until the beef is tender, about 4 hours.
• At the 4-hour mark, add the potatoes, carrots and remaining 1/2 cup coffee. Cover and continue to cook until the potatoes and carrots are tender, about 1 hour. Skim off any fat from the top, then spoon the stew over the rice. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.

RED-EYE BEEF ROAST

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown the roast on all its sides in vegetable oil over medium-high heat; drain. In a small bowl combine 3/4 cup water, the soup mix, vinegar and the hot sauce; pour over the roast. Cover and bake at 325' for 2-3 hours, or until tender. (Mine took 2 hours). Transfer to a serving platter, cover with foil and keep warm. Let stand for 10-15 minutes before slicing.
• For the gravy, combine flour and remaining water until smooth; stir into the meat juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with meat.

RED BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Over medium high heat, bring a large pot of water to boil and add beef, boil for 10 seconds. Drain, and rinse under cold water for 1 minute. Set aside.
• In a small bowl combine next 5 ingredients (onion - star anise). Set aside.
• In another small bowl or cup combine next 5 ingredients (soy sauce - salt). Set aside.
• Over high heat heat hot chili oil in a wok or large skillet.
• Add onion mixture to wok and stir-fry 2 minutes.
• Stir in beef and stir-fry 3 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to large sauce pan or pot, adding 2 3/4 cups water. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer until beef is tender (1 hour and 40 minutes), stirring occasionally. You may need to add more water.
• Stir in carrots. Cover and simmer until tender (20 minutes), stirring occasionally.
• Remove chilies and star anise - discard.
• Increase heat to high.
• In a small cup dissolve cornstarch in 1/4 cup water. Stir into stew, stirring for 1 1/2 minutes.
• Transfer to serving dish (over egg noddles or rice, if desired), garnishing with green onions.