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Comforting Beef Stew

Servings: 6
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 50 minutes
author: Olivia's Cuisine
4.63 from 8 votes
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Ingredients  

  • 2 lbs beef stew meat, preferably chuck, cut into 1" cubes
  • 3 large carrots, peeled and diced
  • 4 large Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1 tsp paprika, optional
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 1 1/2 cup beef broth
  • 1 sprig of fresh thyme
  • 1 sprig of fresh rosemary
  • 2 bay leaves, dry or fresh
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions 

  1. In a large bowl, combine the flour and the salt and mix well.
  2. Add the beef cubes and mix until all the pieces are coated in flour. Reserve.
  3. In a large heavy bottomed pot, heat the olive oil until almost smoking. Add the beef and cook until browned. That should take about 5 minutes. Reserve.
  4. In the same pot, add the veggies and cook for 5 more minutes or until they develop some color.
  5. Add the paprika and season with salt and pepper.
  6. Add the wine and scrape the bottom to release all the delicious browned bits.
  7. Add the Worcestershire sauce and the beef broth and give it a good stir.
  8. Add the beef cubes back to the pot.
  9. Make a bouquet garni with your herbs by tying them all together with twine. Add the bouquet garni to the stew.
  10. Once the broth is boiling, lower the heat to its lowest setting, cover and cook for 2 1/2 hours, checking now and then, or until the sauce has thickened and the meat is fork tender/falling apart.
  11. Remove the bouquet garni and serve!
Author: Olivia's Cuisine