This week while it is snowy and icy here in Georgia, my family has just wanted soups and stews. Well, maybe it has been more me wanting that, I’m not entirely sure. But, they sure have been eating the soups and stews I’ve been making. It doesn’t hurt that I’ve been making some of their very favorites – potato soup, chicken and dumplings, and a yummy beef stew with southern cornbread.
My favorite way to enjoy beef stew is with meat that is so tender it is like butter in your mouth and the stew is full of flavor. I’m going to share with you how I get it just right.
Start with a nice cut of beef roast. I used a sirloin roast. Cut it into bite sized pieces. Then, place it into a large Dutch oven heated with a drizzle of olive oil. Brown your meat lightly.
Sprinkle the meat with all-purpose flour and stir until all meat is well-coated. Let your meat get a nice brown coating.
Now pour in some of your favorite merlot, burgandy, or other red wine in with your meat. Add beef stock and place the lid on your Dutch oven. Allow your beef stew to simmer for a while to make sure your beef is as tender as can be.
Pour in diced tomatoes. If you were smart and canned some of your own tomatoes, I would absolutely use those. If not, these canned diced tomatoes are great for this stew.
Add in carrots and potatoes.
Throw in some thyme.
Add water until all of your ingredients are covered and place the lid back on your Dutch oven.
Now, go do some laundry, read out that book you’re reading, or go take a bubble bath or something. You’ve got a little while.
When you get back about an hour later, you’ll be pleasantly greeted by a scrumptious pot of some of the best beef stew you’ve ever tasted.
Hearty, delicious beef stew recipe
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- 2 pounds beef roast, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 cups red wine
- 2 cups beef stock
- 1 3/4 cup diced tomatoes (or 14.5-ounce can)
- 4 potatoes, scrubbed, peeled and cubed
- 4 large carrots, scrubbed, peeled, and sliced
- 1 tablespoon thyme
- Water
Instructions
http://addapinch.com/cooking/2011/01/13/beef-stew-recipe/
- Brown beef in a large Dutch oven drizzled with olive oil.
- Sprinkle with all-purpose flour and brown lightly.
- Add red wine and beef stock.
- Cover and allow to simmer over low to medium heat for about an hour.
- Add remaining ingredients, recover, and continue simmering over low to medium heat for another hour.
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I’ve been wanting to make beef stew and you juse convinced me that I NEED to make it ASAP!
I made beef stew last night and we almost used the same recipe! I browned my meat on the stovetop and then dumped everything into the slow cooker though. And I used chicken broth instead of water. Yours looks fantastic!
that is the good stuff Robyn – stick-to-your-ribs, good stuff!!
Yum! Beef stew sounds perfect with all of the chilly, windy weather we’ve been having.
I have five things on my “Honey make list” from your blog alone.
The hubs loves your food style and so do I.
It’s been super snowy and cold here, too – but we Virginians are a little more used to it than you Georgians! The stew looks so great – i could go for something warm like that about now!
Any more snow headed your way?
Yum, that looks so hearty!
I love how chunky and hearty your stew looks. This meal will certainly warm you up from the inside out during these cold winter months!
How fun that we both posted beef stew recipes this week! It really is the perfect week for it!
It is the perfect week for it!
YUM.
Beef stew is my husband’s absolute favorite!!
That looks amazing. With all of the snow that we’ve gotten this week I really want to make some stews and soups.
This was dinner tonight! YUM! Today was the 5th day of wading through snow up to the middle of my shins, playing with the kids, feeding the birds and deer, and bringing in wood for the fire. I needed something warm and hearty and this definitely delivered! THANKS!
I’m so glad you liked it, Suzanne. Sounds like you needed something hearty and warm. Hope y’all thaw out soon.