Delicious Beef Stew

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Lots of people love this stew. One day an old coworker of mine saw it and commented that it looked like the stew her grandma used to make. The next day, I sent some to her and she was so happy to finally find a stew that tasted just like her grandma’s.

Don’t get discouraged when you see that it takes hours to make. It is one of the easiest meals out there. Two hours of the time frame is just simmering time and you don’t even have to stir it. I like to make this meal when I have housework to do. I put it on and by the time the stew is ready the house is clean and dinner is served.

Makes: 10 fairly large servings

 Prep time: 20 Mins

Cook time: 2 hrs 20 Mins

 Total: 2 hrs 40 Mins (most of this is simmering)

Recipe below

 Directions

1. In a large pot or dutch oven, cook beef in oil, flour, onion powder, garlic powder and ½ teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper. Stir well so all meat is well coated (this adds a wonderful flavor to the meat). Cook over medium heat until brown. Dissolve bouillon in water and pour into pot.  Stir in rosemary, parsley and ½ teaspoon pepper, ketchup, Worcestershire, and (optional steak sauce). Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour.

2. Stir potatoes, carrots, celery, and onion into the pot. Dissolve cornstarch in 1 tablespoon water and stir into stew. Cover and simmer for 1 hr Or more (the longer it simmers the better the flavor).

3. Five minutes before the stew is done, add peas and/or corn and stir into soup allow stew and simmer for the last 5 mins. Remove from heat, allow to cool in bowls (bread bowls make this stew even better). Add shredded cheddar cheese on top.

Guten Appetite,

Delicious Beef Stew

 

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Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

2 hours 20 mins

Total time

2 hours 40 mins

 

Don’t get discouraged when you see that it takes hours to make. It is one of the easiest meals out there. Two hours of the time frame is just simmering time and you don’t even have to stir it.

Author: Anita @LiveLikeYouAreRich.com

Recipe type: Dinner and Lunch

Cuisine: American

Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 2-3 pounds cubed beef stew meat (depending on how meaty you like stew).
• 4 Tablespoons vegetable oil or olive oil
• 6 cubes beef bouillon, crumbled or 3 cans beef broth
• 6 cups water (omit if you use the cans of beef broth)
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 & ½ teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper (1/2 on the meat and ½ in the broth).
• 1 ½ teaspoon onion powder
• 1 ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ cup flour
• 1 heaping Tablespoon Ketchup
• 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 5 large potatoes (peeled if you want) cubed (red potatoes don’t mush so I prefer them over Russet)
• 7 carrots cut into 1 inch pieces
• 5 stalks celery, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 & ½ large onions, chopped
• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 Tablespoons cold water
• Optional: 1 bag frozen peas (defrosted) added at the very end
• Optional: 1 bag frozen corn (defrosted) added at the very end
• Optional: Add shredded cheddar cheese on top.
• Optional: Add Steak sauce (1 TBSP) the same time as the ketchup if you like steak sauce.

Instructions

1. In a large pot or dutch oven, cook beef in oil, flour, onion powder, garlic powder and ½ teaspoon of salt, and ½ teaspoon of pepper. Stir well so all meat is well coated (this adds a wonderful flavor to the meat). Cook over medium heat until brown. Dissolve bouillon in water and pour into pot. Stir in rosemary, parsley and ½ teaspoon pepper, ketchup, Worcestershire (optional steak sauce). Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour.
2. Stir potatoes, carrots, celery, and onion into the pot. Dissolve cornstarch in 1 tablespoon water and stir into stew. Cover and simmer for 1 hr Or more (the longer it simmers the better the flavor).
3. Five minutes before the stew is done, add peas and/or corn and stir into soup allow stew and simmer for the last 5 mins. Remove from heat, allow to cool in bowls (bread bowls make this stew even better). Add shredded cheddar cheese on top.

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