Description
Enjoy a classic beef stew recipe featuring tender beef simmered with carrots and potatoes. This old fashioned beef stew is hearty and comforting, perfect as a cozy winter meal. The hearty beef stew crockpot style brings out rich flavors effortlessly.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 pound beef chuck cut into 1.5 inch chunks
- ¼ cup flour
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 large white onion chopped
- 1 green bell pepper chopped or use jalapenos for a spicier version
- 1 stalk celery chopped
- 5 garlic cloves chopped
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 cups red wine I use Cabernet Sauvignon or use beef stock as an alternative
- 2 cups beef stock
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning use your favorite blend of dried herbs
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 pound yellow potatoes cut into bite-sized pieces
- 3 large carrots cut into bite-sized pieces
Instructions
- Combine flour, paprika, salt, and pepper in a large bowl then coat the beef chunks lightly in the mixture.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a Dutch oven or large pot and brown the beef in three batches, about 5 minutes per batch, adding 1 tablespoon olive oil before each batch; set browned beef aside.
- Add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil and cook onion, peppers, and celery for 5 minutes until softened.
- Stir in garlic and tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.
- Pour in red wine, beef stock, and Worcestershire sauce while scraping up any browned bits from the pot.
- Return beef and juices to the pot, add Italian seasoning and bay leaves, then bring to a boil.
- Cover and simmer for 2 hours.
- Remove lid and add potatoes and carrots, simmer uncovered for 1 hour or until vegetables are tender and beef is fork tender.
- Take off heat and serve immediately or refrigerate for 24 hours for better flavor, then reheat before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American, French
Nutrition
- Calories: 632kcal
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 862mg
- Fat: 36g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g + 20g
- Trans Fat: 2g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 47g
- Cholesterol: 156mg