Beef Stew Recipe
The beef stew is a very good traditional beef stew. If you are craving the beef stew your grandmother used to make, then this will definitely hit the spot Classic comfort food for a cold day!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds beef stew meat
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup water, 1 bottle Guinness (or other stout beer)
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 1 or 2 bay leaves
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- Dash ground allspice or ground cloves
- 3 large carrots, sliced
- 3 ribs celery, chopped
- 2 potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 3 turnips, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Directions
- In a saute pan, heat the oil until hot then brown the meat. Add water, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, bay leaves, onion, salt, sugar, pepper, paprika, allspice, and meat into a large slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours.
- Add carrots, celery, potatoes and turnip. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook another 4 hours.
- Optional (depending on how thick you like your stew): To thicken gravy, remove 2 cups hot liquid. Using a separate bowl, combine 1/4 cup water and cornstarch until smooth. Mix with a little hot liquid and return mixture to pot. Stir and cook until bubbly.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 372g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 277 | |
| Calories from Fat 118 | 43% |
| Total Fat 13.15g | 16% |
| Saturated Fat 4.01g | 16% |
| Trans Fat 0.12g | |
| Cholesterol 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium 1121mg | 47% |
| Potassium 777mg | 22% |
| Total Carbs 32.02g | 9% |
| Dietary Fiber 5.3g | 18% |
| Sugars 7.3g | 5% |
| Protein 9.45g | 15% |
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January 20, 2011
This recipe is pretty good, only I made a few changes to it. First off, I didnt have stew meat so I cut up the fajita meat i had in the freezer into cubes. I also, didnt have paprika or bay leaves either so I used oregano instead, and instead of worchestershire sauce I used A1 steak sauce, then I also replaced the veggies in this recipe with veggies I bought from the frozen section in the grocery store; half a bag of stir fry bell peppers, and half a bag of stir fry veggies that had broccoli, water chestnuts, carrots, and mushrooms.I only used the saute pan to brown my meat then I put it in a crock pot for 4 hours on high and then added the veggies for the remaining 4 hours on low. Put it over rice and it is PERFECTO!I've cooked/tasted this recipe!
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February 15, 2013I always liked beefstews. I try to make a twist of it every now and then. This would be nice to try too.
January 8, 2011Step 1 says to cook on high for 4 hours? Wouldn't that cause the liquid to evaporate and the meat to boil and harden? I would expect that with 8 hours of slow cooking, we should use a low simmer all the way. Can you confirm it?1 reply
