Best Beef And Carrot Stew Recipes

TSIMMES (BEEF, CARROT AND SWEET POTATO STEW)

Steps:

• A day before serving, heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Season the meat with 1 tablespoon salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper.
• Put the meat and the bay leaf in a Dutch oven or other large, heavy pot, and add enough water to cover (about 8 cups). Bake, covered, for about an hour, then remove from heat, let cool and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, the fat will have congealed on top; using a slotted spoon, remove and discard the layer of fat.
• Add the sweet potatoes, onions, carrots and prunes to the meat, and stir to combine. Bake, covered, for another hour, then remove the lid and cook until the potatoes are cooked, the meat is tender and the water is reduced, another 30 minutes to 1 hour. Season to taste. If there is more broth than you'd like, ladle some out and save for another use. Sprinkle with parsley just before serving.

BEEF SHIN AND CARROT STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Generously season beef with salt and pepper. Dredge beef in flour; shake off excess.
• Wrap parsley, thyme, allspice, and peppercorns in cheesecloth, and tie with kitchen twine to form a bouquet garni.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a Dutch oven or large ovenproof saucepan over medium-high heat. Working in batches, brown beef, 3 to 4 minutes per side, adding more oil (up to 2 tablespoons) as needed. Transfer beef to a bowl.
• Add 1 tablespoon oil to fat in pot. Stir in leeks, celery, and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 7 minutes. Add stout; cook, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pot.
• Return beef to pot. Add stock, bouquet garni, zest, and enough water to cover. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover pot; transfer to oven. Braise beef 2 hours.
• Add potatoes and carrots. Cover pot; braise 1 hour more. Discard the bouquet garni. Garnish stew with parsley.

NORTH AFRICAN BEEF-AND-CARROT STEW WITH MINT

Steps:

• Season sirloin with salt and pepper. Heat a large, wide shallow pan over medium-high heat. Swirl in 1 tablespoon oil, add steak in a single layer, and cook, turning a few times, until browned and medium-rare, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to pan and cook vegetables, stirring occasionally, until onion is golden in places, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and cook 1 minute. Add spices and cook until fragrant, 15 seconds. Add broth; bring to a simmer. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until carrots are crisp-tender, about 10 minutes. Return sirloin and any accumulated juices to pan; cook until warmed through, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper; sprinkle with mint. Serve over couscous.

BEEF AND CARROT STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and celery and sauté for about 4 minutes; remove and set aside. Place beef cubes in pot, increase heat to medium high, and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring frequently to brown evenly. Return aromatic vegetables to pot, add beef stock, red wine, bay leaves and season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring stew to a boil, then reduce heat and cook 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove cover and sift in flour (I use a wire strainer) and stir to thicken liquid. Add carrots and cook an additional 20 minutes. If making dumplings they would be added at this time.

A WINTER'S WALK BEEF AND CARROT STEW WITH HERB CRUSTED DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• BEEF AND CARROT STEW:.
• Toss the meat in the flour that has been seasoned with salt and pepper.
• Fry the meat in the butter (over a medium to high heat) in a large roomy frying pan or skillet until browned, turning constantly.
• Remove the sealed browned meat and set aside.
• Add the onions, garlic and carrots (and optional vegetables) to the same pan and fry for 5 to 7 minutes or until golden and coloured.
• Put the meat in to a suitable sized oven proof casserole dish or dutch oven, such as a Le Creuset. Add the fried vegetables, tinned chopped tomatoes and the beef stock - mix well, cover with a lid and place into a pre-heated oven 170C/325F/Gas Mark 3 for 2 hours.
• Twenty minutes before the end of the 2 hours cooking time, take the stew out of the oven, remove the lid and add the dumplings, drop them on top of the stew. Do NOT replace the lid, continue to bake uncovered for a further 20 to 25 minutes or until dumplings have risen and are crusty, crispy and golden brown.
• Serve immediately with steamed cabbage, greens and baby potatoes.
• DUMPLINGS:.
• Mix the flour with the salt, pepper and herbs in a mixing bowl.
• Stir in the suet or grated frozen butter and then add water VERY carefully and slowly - mixing in between, until the dumpling dough is soft, but not sticky.
• Shape the dough into 8 round dumplings, and drop them on top of the beef stew 20 minutes before the end of the cooking time.

BEEF AND CARROT STEW (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• In saucepan melt butter; blend in flour and stir until smooth.
• Stir in tomato sauce and wine; cook and stir until bubbly.
• Transfer to crock pot; stir in beef and remaining ingredients EXCEPT noodles.
• Cover and cook on low 4-6 hours.
• Serve over hot cooked noodles.

BEEF AND CARROT STEW WITH DARK BEER

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper. Working in batches, add to pot and sauté until browned, about 8 minutes per batch. Transfer to bowl. Add onions, garlic, and herbs to pot; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium; sauté until onions begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and flour; stir 1 minute. Add beer; stir until thick and smooth, scraping up browned bits, about 2 minutes. Add broth, then beef with any juices; bring to simmer. Cover partially, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 45 minutes. Add carrots; simmer partially covered until beef and carrots are tender, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

BEEF AND CARROT STEW WITH DARK BEER

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper. working in batches, add to pot and saute until browned, about 8 minutes per batch. transfer to bowl. add chopped onions,garlic, and herbs to pot; sprinkle with salt and pepper. reduce heat to medium; saute until onions begin to soften, about 5 minutes. add tomato paste and flour; stir 1 minute. add beer; stir until thick and smooth. scraping up browned bits, about 2 minutes. add broth, then beef with any juices; bring to simmer. cover partially, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 45 minutes. add carrots. in a seperate small saute pan add butter till melted on medium high heat add pearl onions saute until slightly browned. add to stew.simmer partially covered until beef and carrots are tender, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. season with salt and pepper and add chopped parsley.