Description
Hearty Beef Stew brings comfort straight from grandma’s kitchen, delivering rich flavors that warm your soul. Slow-simmered tender meat mingles with robust vegetables, creating a classic meal you’ll crave on chilly evenings.
Ingredients
Scale
Meat:
- 2 lbs (907 grams) beef chuck, cubed
Vegetables:
- 3 carrots, sliced
- 2 potatoes, diced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
Liquid and Seasonings:
- 4 cups (946 milliliters) beef broth
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Create a deep mahogany sear on beef cubes in a hot, oil-coated Dutch oven, developing rich caramelized surfaces.
- Transfer seared meat to a plate, then transform the same pot into a fragrant landscape by sweating onions and garlic with vibrant tomato paste until aromas intensify.
- Reintroduce the beef into the pot, flooding with hearty broth and infusing delicate bay leaf and earthy thyme, then elevate heat to generate a robust boil.
- Gently nestle chunky carrots and rustic potato pieces into the liquid, reduce temperature to a gentle simmer, and allow the stew to leisurely transform for approximately 90 minutes until meat becomes meltingly tender.
- Taste and calibrate seasoning with salt and cracked pepper, ensuring a harmonious flavor profile.
- Ladle the steaming, rich stew into deep bowls, serving immediately to capture maximum warmth and intensity of flavors.
Notes
- Choose high-quality, marbled beef chuck for maximum tenderness and rich flavor when slow-cooking.
- Pat beef dry before searing to ensure a perfect golden-brown crust that locks in juicy flavors.
- Low and slow cooking helps break down tough muscle fibers, creating melt-in-your-mouth beef texture.
- For gluten-free adaptation, replace regular broth with certified gluten-free broth and verify all ingredient labels.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 700 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg