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The Best Old Fashioned Beef Stew

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Sometimes the old classics are the best recipes.  Beef Stew is a very old fashioned recipe that will never go out of style.  It goes a long way and it’s the perfect comfort food.  I like to use Chuck steak as it’s very flavorful and a very tender cut of meat because it has a lot of fat.  What I do is I trim off the excess fat because you don’t want the gravy too filled with grease.  The meat will still be very flavorful and tender.  Just make sure you cut the meat in small chunks.  You can buy the meat two ways, either as a whole piece and cut it in chunks yourself (cheaper) or if you are in a hurry and don’t have a lot of time, you can buy it already cut up.  While I find this to be a very good time saver, you will still have to cut the pieces in at least half as they are still too large.  Whichever you choose, you will really love this recipe, so without further ado, let’s get to see my “The Best Old Fashioned Beef Stew” recipe!

The Best Old Fashioned Beef Stew

The Best Old Fashioned Beef Stew
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Ingredients
  • 2 lbs. chuck steak cut into 1 inch pieces, excess fat removed
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 3-4 carrots, cut into 2 inch pieces
  • 3 stalks celery, cut into 1-2 inch pieces
  • 5-6 red skin potatoes, cut into quarters (peeled or unpeeled is fine)
  • 1 (15 oz) can low sodium beef broth
  • 1-2 tbsp. corn starch
  • ½-1 cup water
  • 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
  1. In a large nonstick Dutch oven over medium low heat add the oil and when hot add the onions and sauté for about 5 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and sauté for another minute. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
  2. Turn up the heat a bit and add the beef to sear the meat, browning it on all sides, about 3 or 4 minutes.
  3. Lower the heat and add half of the beef broth. Cover and cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
  4. Add all the vegetables and cook for another hour, stirring occasionally until the vegetables and meat are tender. Add the rest of the broth, if the liquid has evaporated.
  5. Mix 1 tbsp of the cornstarch with ½ cup water to make a slurry. Turn up heat in the pot and slowly add the slurry, stirring constantly. The sauce will start to thicken. If it’s not thick enough, make another slurry with the rest of the cornstarch and water. Check the seasonings, and re-season, if necessary. Serve and enjoy!

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  9. Christina @ Juggling Real Food and Real Life says

    Hi Sandi! I’m stopping over from Let’s Get Real. I just had to check out your stew recipe. It looks very familiar to the stew I grew up with. It is so delicious. Thanks for the tip on cutting your own meat. You are so right………..I usually buy stew meat which costs more and end up cutting it anyway. Doesn’t save me a bit of time.
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  18. Julia says

    I am featuring this on Tasty Tuesday tomorrow! Thank you for linking up last week! Make sure you stop back by, link up and grab a featured button!

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