Best Beef Stew With Winter Root Vegetables Recipes

BEEF STEW WITH ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat the oil and butter in a pan and brown the beef. Remove the beef from the pan, throw in the garlic and onions and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Pour in the beer, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, sugar, paprika, salt and some pepper. Then return the beef to the pan, cover and simmer on a low heat until the meat is very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. If the liquid level gets too low, add more broth as needed.
• Add the carrots, parsnips and turnips and continue to simmer until the vegetables are tender and the liquid is reduced, about 30 minutes.
• If the stew is still too liquidy, remove a cup of cooking liquid from the pan and stir in the flour. Add the flour mixture back into the pan and stir. Simmer for 10 minutes until the stew is thick. The meat should be very tender; if it's tough, let it continue to cook.
• To finish, add the parsley and stir through the stew.

BEEF AND BEER STEW WITH ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Season the beef with salt and pepper. Tie the bay leaves, thyme and rosemary into a sachet garni in cheesecloth. In a large casserole combine the oil and butter and heat until the butter bubbles.
• Add the beef in one flat and not too tightly packed layer and sear well on all sides.
• Remove the beef, set aside and add the onions to the casserole and cook to a golden caramelized color. Sprinkle the onions with the flour and stir to combine well.
• Return the beef to the casserole, add the beer, hot broth, herb sachet garni, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a slow simmer. Cook for 45 min to 1 hour.
• Add the carrots, celery, rutabaga and parsnips and continue to cook for 1 additional hour.

THE BEST BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a small bowl, toss beef and 1/4 teaspoon salt. In a large bowl, combine 4 tablespoons flour and paprika. Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and toss to coat. , In a Dutch oven, brown beef in oil over medium heat. Stir in tomato paste, herbes de Provence and garlic; cook until fragrant and color starts to darken slightly. Add wine; cook until mixture just comes to a boil. Simmer until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Stir in broth, 1 teaspoon rosemary and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until meat is almost tender, about 1-1/2 hours., Add potatoes, onions and carrots. Cover; simmer until meat and vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes longer., Discard bay leaves. In a small bowl, combine remaining 1/2 teaspoon rosemary, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining 2 tablespoon flour. Add cold water and vinegar; stir until smooth. Stir into stew. Bring to a boil; add peas. Cook, stirring, until thickened, about 2 minutes. If desired, top with additional fresh rosemary.

BEEF STEW WITH WINTER ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Cook bacon in medium pot over medium high heat until brown and crisp, about 6 or so minutes.
• Remove bacon using a slotted spoon to a paper towel, to drain.
• Pour off all but 1/4 cup of the drippings from the pot and remove from heat.
• Place beef in large bowl.
• Sprinkle with flour, salt and pepper.
• Toss to coat.
• Heat reserved drippings in pot over high heat.
• Working in batches, add beef and brown well.
• Adding oil by tablespoon as needed.
• Transfer beef to crock pot after each batch until finished.
• Heat 4 tablespoons oil in the same pot over high heat.
• Add onions and garlic: saute 5 minutes.
• Add vinegar and sugar; stir for 2 minutes.
• Add broth; bring to a boil, scraping up browned bits.
• Add broth mixture to crock pot.
• Add bacon and remaining ingredients to crock pot.
• Set crock pot for 5-6 hours and let it cook!
• Season with salt and pepper before serving.

BEEF STEW WITH ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°.
• Heat a large Dutch oven, with a lid, over medium-high heat.
• In a large bowl or ziplock bag, Add the meat: generously sprinkle with salt and pepper, and lightly coat with the flour.
• Add the oil to the pot, lay the meat in the pan and sear on all sides until a deep mahogany brown, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer the meat to a plate. Pour all but about 2 tablespoons of the oil from the pan, add more oil if necessary.
• Add the onion and garlic to the pan, and cook until fragrant and soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add the diced tomatoes w/ liquid to the pot, and cook until a deep brick red, about 2 minutes more.
• Add the wine, and with a wooden spoon scrape up any browned bits that cling to the bottom of the pot.
• Add the beef broth, thyme, and bay leaves, and bring to a boil.
• Return stew meat to the pot, nestle it in the liquid, cover and transfer pot to the oven.
• Cook until the meat is just tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Meanwhile, In a large bowl or zip lock bag: toss the onions, carrots, parsnips, and potatoes with the olive oil, salt, and pepper.
• Spread out on a oil sprayed baking sheet in 1 layer. You may have to use 2 baking sheets.
• NOTE: Add more root veggies as you like. cut to similar size.
• The veggies can be roasted in a 350° oven for about 45 -60 minutes while stew/roast is cooking.
• Once the meat comes out of the oven, raise the temperature to 450 degrees F.
• Roast the vegetables, turning about halfway through cooking, until caramelized and tender, about 30 to 45 minutes.
• While roasting the root veggies, Keep the stew meat warm in the sauce on the stove top until ready to serve. Place the veggies in the pot before serving. Stir gently to combine.

WINTER VEGETABLE-BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In 4-quart Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium heat. Cook beef in oil 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned. Remove beef to bowl; cover to keep warm.
• In Dutch oven, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Cook onion and garlic in oil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Return beef to Dutch oven. Sprinkle with flour; cook and stir 1 minute. Add wine; cook 1 minute, scraping to loosen any browned bits from bottom of pan. Stir in broth, carrots, parsnips, potatoes, bay leaves, thyme, salt and pepper.
• Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaves before serving.

BEEF STEW WITH ROOT VEGETABLES - PIONEER WOMAN

Steps:

• Trim any excess fat off the beef and cut into 2" cubes.
• Heat the oil and butter in a pan. I use a Dutch oven.
• Season beef with salt & pepper. Add beef to hot pan and brown the beef.
• Remove the beef from the pan, (I moved the beef to the outsides of the pan) throw in the garlic and onions and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
• Pour in the beer, 1/2 of beef broth, (I started with 1/2 the beef broth and added more when necessary, I only used 2 cups total)
• Add Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, sugar, paprika.
• Return the beef to the pan, cover and simmer on a low heat until the meat is very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. *This may take longer depending on how large your beef chunks are.
• If the liquid level gets too low, add more broth as needed.
• About 30-45 minutes before the beef is tender, add the carrots, potatoes, parsnips and turnips and continue to simmer until the vegetables are tender and the liquid is reduced, about 30 minutes.
• If the stew is still too liquidy, remove a cup of cooking liquid from the pan and stir in the flour / Wondra. Add the flour mixture back into the pan and stir. Simmer for 10 minutes until the stew is thick. The meat should be very tender; if it's tough, let it continue to cook.
• To finish, add the parsley and stir through the stew.