Hearty Beef Stew Recipe

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There is nothing like a hearty beef stew! The smell of it simmering on the stovetop and the finished taste is so good. Ladle a big scoop into a soup or stew bowl. Grab a piece of bread for dunking into the stew. And enjoy! I adapted a Classic Beef Stew Recipe that I tried. I think you will enjoy this hearty beef stew recipe as much as we do. 

Beef stew is perfect for colder weather and will warm you up, besides filling you up. We love cooking stews in the fall and winter months. Do you? There is something comforting about eating around the table together while enjoying good food that has been home-cooked.

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Hearty Beef Stew 

This is an easy recipe for beef stew that is made on the stove-top. It’s so flavorful and delicious, warming you up on a cold day. Made with beef cut up for stew, potatoes, carrots, onion, garlic, and celery… Plus, herbs for seasoning. The recipe for beef stew is easy to make and finished cooking in 2 hours. 

It’s been getting a lot colder here at night. Days have been pleasant enough then warm up by mid-day. Leaves are still turning as fall is in full swing here. Since it hasn’t rained many leaves are still on the trees with their pretty autumn colors. As soon as the sun sets the cold sets in. Thanksgiving is right on our heels. Oh, how I love fall and just to think we are hedging into winter makes me feel the need to cook warm pots of good food. I think a classic beef stew is always good to make when feeding a crowd or just to fill those cold evenings with a hearty meal. Who doesn’t enjoy leftovers the next day?

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Kitchen Tools To Own For Cooking Stew

• stew pot, stew pot, or stew pot
• chef knife
• cutting boards
• spoon for stirring the stew
• ladle 
• potholders

Hearty Beef Stew Recipe 

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Yield: 6

Hearty Beef Stew

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Hearty Beef Stew Recipe - This beef stew is similar to the classic beef stew we know and love. With a few changes to the original recipe, you will have a flavorful, hearty beef stew! Grab the recipe and make stew for dinner!

Ingredients

• 2 pounds beef stew meat cut into 1-inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 can 14-1/2 ounces whole tomatoes, undrained
• 1 can 10-1/2 ounces condensed beef broth, undiluted
• 3 garlic cloves (peeled and minced)
• 1/4 c Italian parsley chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 6 medium carrots cut into 2-inch pieces
• 3-6 medium potatoes peeled, cut and quartered
• 1 cup sliced celery about 3-4 stalks

Instructions

How To Make Beef Stew

1. Prep your veggies. Set them to the side until needed.
2. Dredge the beef cubes in flour, salt and pepper.
3. In a heated stew pot, add olive oil and the dredged beef.
4. Brown the beef on all four sides.
5. Add the onion and celery to the same pot, moving beef to the side. Saute them until the onion is translucent.
6. Then, add the garlic and saute a few minutes longer.
7. Next, add the carrots.
8. Open and add the beef broth, canned whole tomatoes. Add them to the pot with sauteed veggies and beef.
9. Add the spices.
10. Cook on a simmer until meat is cooked through and potatoes are soft enough to fork through.
11. Adjust salt and pepper to your taste preference.

Enjoy!

Notes

• You can blend the tomatoes, use an immersion blender, or break them up small with your hands.
• To thicken the broth you can add some of the cooked potatoes and all of the tomatoes into your Vitamix and blend. Then add the blended vegetables back into your stew. 
• If you need to thicken it more. Use cornstarch per the package directions. 
• Can you make this recipe in the Instant Pot? Yes, adjust the cooking time. (source) Cook on high pressure for 35 minutes, then allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes before doing a quick release.

Nutrition Information

Yield

6

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 531Total Fat 15gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 10gCholesterol 150mgSodium 549mgCarbohydrates 46gFiber 6gSugar 5gProtein 55g

Not all nutritional information is always 100% accurate.

I can’t believe I started cooking my stew recipe almost ten years ago! And it’s still a keeper in my books. 

Recipe Tips:

• You can blend the tomatoes, use an immersion blender, or break them up small with your hands.
• To thicken the broth you can add some of the cooked potatoes and all of the tomatoes into your Vitamix and blend. Then add the blended vegetables back into your stew. 
• If you need to thicken it more. Use cornstarch per the package directions. 
• Can you make this recipe in the Instant Pot? Yes, adjust the cooking time. (source) Cook on high pressure for 35 minutes, then allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes before doing a quick release.

What to serve with beef stew?

• Bread, rolls, biscuits
• A side dish such as a salad

No fancy photos for this stew I called Hearty Beef Stew. I hurried along making this during the week but managed to take a couple of photos while it simmered on the stove (way back in 2013!). You can see the photography class I’m taking on my sidebar. I’m going back and updating posts. I’ve learned a lot over the years. 😉 

The original recipe called for cooking it in the oven but, I didn’t. I made it into a stovetop beef stew recipe. I also added a few more spices and eliminated the tapioca for thickening. I never use tapioca. When the stew is simmering it seems to thicken up on its own. If needed I prefer using cornstarch to thicken the stew. You can use what you use on hand. 

Try cooking this recipe for the beef stew it is worth the time it takes. And if you are busy, cook the stew on the weekend and use the leftovers for the next day! The recipe is easy to make. We enjoyed this hearty beef stew. Then on the next day, we enjoyed it again. I guess I could have frozen half but, sometimes leftovers are even better than the day before. For two reasons; flavors meld, and my favorite reason is not having to cook two days in a row!

Adapted from- Classic Beef Stew Recipe

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Happy Cooking and Fall Y’all! 

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