Description
Hearty Homestyle Beef Stew offers a warm and satisfying meal featuring tender beef and hearty vegetables simmered in a rich broth. This comforting dish is perfect for family dinners or cozy slow cooker Sundays.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2–2½ lb beef chuck roast cut into chunks
- 3 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 white onion rough diced
- 2 celery stalks rough diced
- 2 carrots rough diced
- 1 lb gold potatoes quartered
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- 1 cup dry red wine
- 6 cups low sodium beef broth
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 rosemary sprigs
- Salt taste
- Black pepper to taste
- garlic powder to taste
- 1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp cold water optional slurry
Instructions
- Begin by preparing and chopping all your ingredients.
- Heat the oil in a large pan and brown the beef chunks until nicely seared, then set them aside.
- Add the onion, celery, and carrots to the pan and cook until they soften, then stir in the garlic and tomato paste.
- Pour in the red wine to loosen the bits on the bottom and let it simmer briefly.
- Return the beef to the pan, add the broth, bay leaves, rosemary, and seasonings, then reduce heat and simmer slowly for 1 to 1 and a half hours.
- Mix in the quartered potatoes and continue cooking for another 30 minutes until they are tender.
- If you want a thicker stew, stir in the cornstarch slurry at the end.
- Serve the stew while hot and enjoy your comforting meal.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Method: Stovetop
Nutrition
- Calories: 400 kcal
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 90mg