Recipe: Perfect Beef Stew

Beef Stew. Beef stew meat breaks down and becomes more tender the longer you cook. Two hours is typically the sweet spot for beef stew unless you're cooking a slow-cooker stew. Explore the hearty stews of northern Italy and Chile, Guam and Poland, Cuba and Greece, and tasty points in between.

I took the great base recipe, and tweaked it with a compilation of reviewer recommendations. The end result is a winner, to be sure. Remove the beef from the pot and add the vinegar and wine. You can have Beef Stew using 22 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Beef Stew

1. It's 1.5 lb of beef chuck, chopped into cubes.
2. Prepare 3 tbsp of flour.
3. You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
4. You need 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp of fresh ground pepper.
6. You need 3 tbsp of olive oil.
7. It's 1 of onion, chopped.
8. Prepare 1/2 cup of pinot noir.
9. You need 5 cups of chicken broth.
10. You need 4 of carrots, chopped.
11. Prepare 4 stalks of celery, chopped.
12. It's 1 of large potato, peeled and chopped.
13. Prepare 1 of bay leaf.
14. You need 3 tbsp of tomato paste.
15. It's 1 tsp of dried rosemary.
16. Prepare 1 tsp of dried parsley.
17. Prepare 1 tsp of basil.
18. Prepare 1 tsp of oregano.
19. Prepare 1/2 tsp of celery seed.
20. Prepare 1 tsp of Worcester sauce.
21. It's 2 tbsp of cornstarch.
22. You need 2 tbsp of water.

Cook over medium-high heat, scraping the pan with a wooden spoon to loosen any browned bits. Add the beef, beef broth and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a slow simmer. Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat.

Beef Stew step by step

1. Combine flour, powdered garlic, salt and pepper in a gallon plastic bag and shake vigorously. Add cubed beef and toss to coat..
2. Heat olive oil in a large pot, then add onions and beef. Cook until browned..
3. Deglaze pot with red wine. After all the brown bits are scraped off the bottom, stir in all the other ingredients except the cornstarch and water. Simmer on low heat for 1 hour..
4. Create a slurry with cornstarch and water. Add slowly to pot and thicken to desired consistency. Salt and pepper to taste..

Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and toss to coat. Pat the beef dry and season with the salt and pepper. Thick beef stew which is good by itself or with crusty bread rolls. Lamb can also be used instead of beef. The longer this simmers, the better!