Best Perfect Beef Stew Recipes

PERFECT WINTER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Place dressing and meat in large resealable plastic bag. Refrigerate 30 minutes to marinate. Meanwhile, cook bacon in large saucepan on medium heat 5 minutes, or until crisp. Remove bacon from saucepan: drain.
• Add onions and mushrooms; cook on medium-high heat 10 minutes., or until softened. remove meat from marinade; discard marinade. add meat, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes with their liquid, the broth and bacon to saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce hear to low; cover and simmer 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Simmer uncovered, 15 minutes or until meat is tender and sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally.

PERFECT CROCK POT BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Heat 2 TBSPs oil in large skillet, season meat with salt and pepper, stir meat in oil until slightly browned.
• Transfer meat into crock-pot and add onions and 2 TBSPs oil to skillet, reduce heat to medium-sauté onions until golden brown, mix with meat.
• Sauté leeks briefly in skillet and add to meat and onions in crock pot.
• Add wine, tomatoes with juices, garlic, herbs, hoisin sauce, water, and bay leaves.
• Simmer for 4-5 hours on low setting, or 2 on high.
• Add carrots and potatoes and beef broth. Cook another 2 hours.
• Add mushrooms. Cook for final hour on low setting.
• Uncover, increase heat, stir until thickened-add cornstarch if necessary. Discard bay leaves.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

PERFECT WINTER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• POUR dressing over meat in large resealable plastic bag. Seal bag; turn to evenly coat meat with dressing. Refrigerate 30 min. to marinate. Meanwhile, cook bacon in large saucepan on medium heat 5 min. or until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove bacon from saucepan; drain drippings. ADD mushrooms and onions to same saucepan; cook on medium-high heat 10 min. or until tender, stirring occasionally. Remove meat from marinade; discard marinade. Add meat, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, broth and bacon to saucepan; stir. BRING to boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 1 hour 15 min. Uncover; simmer an additional 15 min. or until meat is cooked through and sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally.

PERFECT BEEF STEW

Steps:

• 1. Cut beef into 1/2 inch pieces.
• 2. In a zip lock bag, put in the flour, and salt and pepper. Add the beef to bag, shaking to coat, you will probably have to do this a few times to get all the beef coated
• 3. Heat vegtable oil on a large fry pan and saute the beef until browned, you might need to do this in two batches too
• 4. Put a disposable liner in your slow cooker, and add the meat.
• 5. To the fry pan that you browned your meat in, add the beer and simmer for a few minutes to get all the little crunchie things. That's where the love is. Pour this over meat.
• 6. Cut carrots an potatoes into chunks, put in pot. Put onions in pot.
• 7. Sprinkle the beef stew seasoning packet over.
• 8. Pour gravy over, and give a stir.
• 9. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours
• 10. Half hour before you are ready to eat, add peas, cover and continue to cook. At serving time give a stir.

PERFECT BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy pot and add beef. Saute 5 minutes turning till browned all over. Season with S & P. Add veggies and saute 5 minutes longer. Add stock and simmer covered, for 1 hour. Cook noodles and serve together. (If stew is watery use cornstarch to thicken)(1 tbls cornstarch to 1 tsp water, mix and slowly add to stew to thicken)