Better Home and Gardens Old Fashioned Beef Stew

Diet Facts (per serving)
625	Calories
31g	Fatty
34g	Carbs
47g	Poly peptide

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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6 to 8
Amount per serving
Calories	625
% Daily Value*
Total Fatty 31g	40%
Saturated Fat 11g	56%
Cholesterol 141mg	47%
Sodium 886mg	39%
Full Carbohydrate 34g	12%
Dietary Fiber 4g	15%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 47g
Vitamin C 13mg	65%
Calcium 81mg	six%
Iron 6mg	32%
Potassium 1344mg	29%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a food in a food serving contributes to a daily nutrition. 2,000 calories a twenty-four hour period is used for general nutrition communication.

(Diet information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an judge.)

This is a basic beef stew that'southward a favorite winter meal. This hearty dish is easy, delicious, and cheap to make. While there are hundreds of variations of traditional beef stew, it's difficult to improve on this version'due south savory and comforting goodness.

For fifty-fifty better flavor, brand this dish the day before you plan to serve it and reheat for a one-pot meal. For a feast, serve alongside crusty bread or rolls. Beef stew makes delicious leftovers, and you tin double this recipe if yous have a large plenty pot.

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"This stew was fantabulous, with rich beefiness season. I'd recommend sprinkling the beef lightly with common salt and pepper, so seasoning more every bit needed before serving. If your beef broth contains salt, you lot might not need much more common salt. The recipe made virtually 12 cups of stew, and it was fantastic with crusty French staff of life." —Diana Rattray

• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

• iii pounds boneless chuck roast (cutting into 2-inch pieces)

• ane to ii teaspoons salt (or to taste)

• one teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (or to taste)

• two medium yellow onions (cutting into 1-inch chunks)

• 1/iv cup all-purpose flour

• iii cloves garlic (minced)

• 1 cup red wine

• i/2 teaspoon dried thyme

• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary

• ane medium dried bay foliage

• 3 cups beef broth (low-sodium)

• 3 big russet potatoes (peeled and cut into eighths)

• 2 stalks celery (cut into i-inch slices)

• 4 medium carrots (peeled and cutting into 1-inch slices)

• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, garnish

1. Gather the ingredients.

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2. On medium-high oestrus, add the vegetable oil to a big heavy pot (1 that has a tight-plumbing equipment lid).

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3. When it begins to smoke slightly, add the beef and chocolate-brown on all sides. Practice so in batches if necessary. Add the common salt and pepper as the beef browns.

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4. One time browned, remove the beef with a slotted spoon or tongs and set up aside.

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5. Add the onions and sauté for nigh 5 minutes, until softened.

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6. Reduce heat to medium-low and add together the flour. Cook for 2 minutes stirring often. Add the garlic and cook for i minute.

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7. Add wine and deglaze the pan, scraping whatever brown bits stuck to the bottom of the pan. The flour volition start to thicken the vino equally it comes to a simmer.

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8. Simmer the wine for 5 minutes and then add the beef, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaf. Peak with the broth. Bring back to a gentle simmer, cover, and melt on very depression for virtually 1 hour.

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9. Add potatoes, celery, and carrots and simmer, covered, for another thirty minutes, or until the meat and vegetables are tender. Taste and adapt seasoning.

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10. Turn off the heat and allow sit for fifteen minutes before serving. Garnish with the fresh parsley if desired.

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How to Store and Freeze

• Beef stew will keep for 3 or four days in an airtight container in the fridge. Reheat on the stovetop or microwave for a delicious, quick meal.
• To freeze beefiness stew, add together information technology to an airtight freezer-safe container or heavy-duty zip-top purse, leaving about an inch of headroom. Freeze for up to a month. Defrost in the fridge earlier reheating.

Tips

• The stew includes some flour, merely If you lot'd like to thicken information technology more, make a slurry using 1 or 2 tablespoons of flour and just plenty h2o to make a thin paste. Add to the stew and simmer until thickened.
• If the stew is too thick or y'all would similar more liquids, add extra beef goop.
• Make certain the beef is very tender earlier yous add the potatoes, carrots, and celery.
• Always reheat leftovers to at least 165 F, the minimum safe temperature for leftover nutrient.

Recipe Variations

• To add more flavor to beef stew, attempt adding a tablespoon or 2 of tomato paste after deglazing the pan. You can besides add a splash of red vino vinegar after cooking or more than stale herbs.
• Experience free to utilize your favorite winter vegetables like parsnips and rutabaga.
• Thawed frozen peas or cut green beans may be added a few minutes earlier the stew is ready.

How Do You Make Stew Meat Tender?

The key to tender stew meat is low and dull cooking in liquid. For beefiness stew, make certain the meat is becoming nice and tender earlier calculation the vegetables.

Should I Chocolate-brown Stew Meat Showtime?

Browning or searing stew meat before cooking low and slow adds tons of meaty flavor to a dish similar beef stew. One time liquid is added, deglazing the pan retrieves whatsoever flavorful stuck bits from the lesser and makes for a tasty sauce. The crusty caramelization on the beefiness adds texture to the dish equally well.

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