Skinny Bitches Vegan Red Wine Beef Stew Food

BEEF STEW WITH RED WINE & VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Place flour in mixing bowl. Season with 1/2 tsp of salt and pepper.
• Melt butter and 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large, heavy-based sauce pan over a medium-high heat.
• Working in batches, coat beef with flour, then add it to the saucepan and brown it on all sides. Use a slotted spoon to transfer browned beef to a plate. Set aside.
• Add a another 2 tablespoons of oil to the saucepan and add the onions; sauté until tender and translucent for about 5 minutes.
• Mix in the tomato paste, then wine. Bring to the boil, scraping up any browned bits. Add the beef stock, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, then beef and any juices that may have collected.
• Bring to boil then reduce heat to very low. Cover saucepan with a lid but leave the lid open just a sliver. Simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• After this time, turn up the heat to medium and add the potatoes. Simmer for 25 minutes.
• Add carrots; turn heat down to low, cover pot and simmer until for 15 minutes. Add mushrooms and marjoram; simmer for another 5 minutes.

SKINNY HEARTY VEGETABLE BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Cut beef into 1-inch cubes. Coat an unheated large skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat over medium-high heat. Add half of the beef cubes. Cook and stir until browned; remove from skillet. Add remaining beef cubes; cook and stir until browned. Drain off fat from beef.
• Place beef in a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker. Add potatoes, carrots, onion, cream of mushroom soup, beef broth, and marjoram. Stir to combine. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 9 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 41/2 hours.
• If using low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting. Stir in green beans. Cover and cook about 30 minutes more or just until green beans are tender.

SKINNY BITCHES VEGAN RED WINE "BEEF" STEW

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Add the "beef" and toss to coat.
• Heat the oil in a 4- to 6-quart stockpot over medium heat. Add the "beef" mixture and cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 minute.
• Stir in stock, wine, and carrots. Increase heat to high, bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer. Cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the potato and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Add the peas, stirring until the peas are heated through.

RED WINE-MARINATED BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Marinate the beef in red wine in a 9x13-inch glass baking dish in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours, turning the meat over halfway through marinating time.
• Remove beef from the wine and pat dry with paper towels. Reserve the wine.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season beef on all sides with salt and pepper. Brown in the hot oil, about 2 minutes on each side. Remove meat, drain the pot, and add bacon. Cook until semi-crisp and browned, about 5 minutes. Drain bacon grease but do not wipe the pot clean.
• Drizzle remaining oil into the pot and add potatoes, carrots, green beans, celery, and garlic. Cook and stir for 3 minutes. Pour reserved wine, beef broth, and tomatoes into the pot, scraping up the browned bits that cling to the bottom with a wooden spoon. Add rosemary and sage. Return the meat to the pot and bring the liquid to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and let simmer until meat is very tender and no longer pink, 3 to 3 1/2 hours, adding mushrooms during the last 1 hour of cooking time.
• Combine tapioca and cold water in a bowl. Mix into the stew to thicken as desired.

RICH RED WINE VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Coat tomatoes and onion with 2 teaspoons of oil. Place on a cookie sheet and broil for 12 minutes, turning halfway through.
• Remove from the oven. Coarsely chop tomatoes and onion in a food processor. Reserve.
• While tomatoes and onion broil, place wine, garlic, ground mushrooms and bay leaf in a 5-quart dish with a tightly fitted lid. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power in a 650- to 700-watt oven for 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and uncover. Transfer wine mixture to a small bowl. Whisk in tomato paste, marjoram and thyme. Reserve.
• Place mushrooms in the dish and toss with the remaining 1/4 cup oil. Cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven. Scrape tomato mixture over mushrooms and smooth into an even layer. Arrange green beans in a circle around the outer edge of the dish. Arrange turnips in a circle just inside green beans. Place carrots in the center of the dish. Pour the wine mixture over the vegetables. Sprinkle with pepper. Cook, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Combine cornstarch and water in a small bowl and scrape into dish. Add parsley and stir well. Cook, covered, for 3 minutes.
• Remove from oven. Stir in salt.