It’s funny... I made some chili last week. As I was thinking in my head, “What the hell goes in chili”? I started saying, “Wait, no. This is sounding like a beef stew”. So... I decided to make a beef stew now. It’s cold now and these dishes warm the soul. I never appreciated beef stew when I was younger. But I realize how fine of a dish it is in my older age haha.

This is a simple, rustic stew, when all you want is something warm, comforting and filling to get you through a cold winter night. Pairs beautifully with creamy polenta.

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!!

I took two stew recipes and mashed them together to come up with this!! This time I was smart and wrote down what I did!! As always, a huge thank you to the talents of my hubby Mike for his photography talents!!

With the colder weather this past week, I wanted to make my home made beef stew, hope you enjoy.

This is another version of beef stew. I like to change it up every once in awhile. This does make a lot as I have a crowd to feed lol and it will be devoured. I love to serve beef stew with buttered cornbread.

A simplified version as this recipe doesn't require you to make the roux.

Two recipe beef stew and Goulash

This stew was far beyond what i originally thought it would taste like. I highly recommend it to any stew lover!

I love beef stew but never made it. Got some tips from my mum and just went for it. It turned out really good even though I got to talking and cooked the beef a little too long. Was done and eating it within an hour of starting to cook it. Looking forward to trying it again with addition vegetables.

Beef stew