OLD FASHIONED BEEF STEW

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This is an adopted recipe. Please try it and give me your feed back. It looks delicious! (I prepared this and made a few notes below. It is a good basic beef stew to which cooks can add other things and make it their own - for example, I added thyme and frozen peas - acerast.)

Provided by Acerast

Categories     Stew

Time 3h10m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 lb lean beef chuck, cut into 1 inch cubes
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons cooking oil, divided
2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced
2 cups sliced mushrooms
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 cups carrots, sliced
2 potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 cup green beans, cut into 1 inch
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon cold water
2 cups beef broth
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped (optional)

Steps:

  • Coat beef with flour, shaking off excess.
  • In a large kettle, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium-high heat.
  • Add beef and saute until browned about 6 minutes.
  • Remove and transfer on a plate.
  • In the same kettle, add 2 tbsp oil and add onion and mushrooms.
  • Saute for for 6 minutes.
  • Add garlic and saute for 1 minutes.
  • Pour off fat.
  • Return beef to kettle, stir in tomato paste, broth and and water just enough to cover.
  • Bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat and simmer until beef is tender. (I simmered for about 2 hours for tender meat - acerast).
  • Add carrots, potatoes, and green beans.
  • Cover partially and simmer for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. (The vegetables took about 20 minutes to cook and I simmered them an additional 30 to help them develop flavor - acerast).
  • In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water.
  • Stir in stew.
  • Bring to a boil for 1 minute.
  • Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 564.3, Fat 25, SaturatedFat 5.7, Cholesterol 114.8, Sodium 475.2, Carbohydrate 41.3, Fiber 6.7, Sugar 8.5, Protein 44.2

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