My local grocery store had some great cuts of meat on sale, and since the weather’s getting a little chilly, I thought it was a perfect time to make some stew!
(videos TBA – my streaming software was throwing a tantrum)
Beef Stew
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Chuck roast, or stewing beef. Trimmed, and cut into 3/4" cubes
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 3-4 tbsp vegetable oil ( for frying )
- 3 cups beef broth
- 3 cups vegetable stock or juice
- 1 cup celery, chopped into thin slices
- 2 medium onions, chopped into thin wedges, approx 1.5 cups
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 large bay leaves
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 4 large red potatoes, cut into 1" cubes
- 3 large carrots. Peeled and cut into 1/4" thick pieces. Cut those in half if they seem too large.
- 1.5 cups frozen peas
Instructions
Brown the meat
- Place the flour, pepper, and beef in a large freezer bag, and shake until the beef is completely covered.
- Heat half the oil in a heavy-bottomed pot, to medium-high (not smoking).
- Add half the beef, turn the pieces over when the bottoms are brown. Cook until all sides of the meat are brown.
- Set the cooked meat aside, scrape off the bottom of the pot if any pieces of meat or the flour are sticking.
- Cook the rest of the meat as above.
Build the broth
- Return the meat to the pot, add the rest of the ingredients, other than the carrots, potatoes, and peas.
- Stir all the ingredients, bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 1 hour.
Finish the stew
- Stir in the potatoes and carrots. return to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, cook for 30-40 minutes (until potatoes are tender).
- Stir in the peas until heated through.
- Remove the bay leaves and serve.
Notes
There's no seasoning added because the liquids (stock, broth, or juice) might already bring salt or seasoning to the stew. I made this on Twitch with 6 cups of unsalted bone broth. Adding 1/2 tsp of salt and 1/4 tsp of pepper was light seasoning, and your guests are welcome to add more as they like. I know some people enjoy heavily peppered stew.
I also whipped up a batch of keto biscuits
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Love this recipe. I made it this evening and it turned out fantastic. I stuck to the recipe mostly, but I did add 3 cups of red wine to deglaze the pot after browning the beef and a few loosely chopped garlic cloves. I did see some bone broth at store, so next time I may sub the bone broth for the vegetable broth to add a little richness on the next batch. Thank you!!
You can never have too much garlic, right?