Beef stew

Name: Beef stew
Yield: 4-6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 lbs stewing beef; 1 cup chopped onions; 1/2 cup peeled, chopped carrots; 1-2 cloves chopped garlic; 1 cup red wine; 1 tsp chopped rosemary; 2 cups beef stock (or mushroom stock - should be dark stock); 1 cup drained canned tomatoes whole tomatoes; 1 bay leaf; 1 cup peeled diced parsnips; 1 cup peeled diced turnip or rutabaga; 1 cup peeled diced potatoes; 1 cup mushrooms sliced; Sauce 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp flour

kokomayla @cook_kokomayla

I must admit this recipe is really for a beef pie, but the insides where so good, why not just have the insides!! I think it qualifies for stew!! You can cook the first part in a skillet but you do need a Dutch oven to complete it. It is rather fiddly to make but I guarantee you'll be happy with the results. Props to my hubby as well for the photography as usual!!

kokomayla @cook_kokomayla

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Ingredients

4-6 servings

2 tbspolive oil
2 lbsstewing beef
1 cupchopped onions
1/2 cuppeeled, chopped carrots
1-2 cloveschopped garlic
1 cupred wine
1 tspchopped rosemary
2 cupsbeef stock (or mushroom stock - should be dark stock)
1 cupdrained canned tomatoes whole tomatoes
1bay leaf
1 cuppeeled diced parsnips
1 cuppeeled diced turnip or rutabaga
1 cuppeeled diced potatoes
1 cupmushrooms sliced
Sauce 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp flour

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Steps

1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Pat the beef dry and season well with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tbsp of oil over medium high heat in the Dutch oven or a heavy skillet.
2

Add beef to the Dutch oven or your skillet and cook the meat to Brown it on each side for approximately 4 minutes and set the beef aside in a separate bowl. Reserve any liquid in the skillet or your Dutch oven.
3

Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the remaining oil to the pan. Add the onions and carrots and cook until soft. Add the garlic and rosemary cook for another minute. Add the red wine and bring to a boil scraping any brown bits that may be on the bottom of your skillet or your Dutch oven.
4

Add your stock, tomatoes and bay leaf and bring it to a boil. Return your reserved meat and any juices to your Dutch oven put the cover on and bake in the oven for an hour and a half.
5

At the end of this time add the other chopped veggies, mix and cover. Bake again for another 45 minutes to an hour.
6

Remove from oven and separate the meat and veggies from your liquid and put the liquid in a measuring cup you should have about two cups of liquid. Remove your bay leaf.
7

To make your sauce, heat your oil in a heavy Skillet over medium heat. Add the flour and cook until the flour turns a nutty brown color for 4 to 5 minutes. Slowly add your reserved liquid and bring it to a boil. Reduce the Heat and simmer for approximately 5 more minutes until the liquid is slightly thickened (you want the liquid to cover the spoon). Toss the sauce with the meat and vegetables that you reserved earlier and season again with salt and pepper if necessary.