Do anyof you have an amazing beef stew recipes or tips?

Question

What's your secret to an amazing beef stew? Thanks!

Answer 1

My secret is ketchup. Add ketchup about a half an hour before it is going to be done. YUM!

Answer 2

"Campfire" Stew
1 tbsp. butter
1 lb. beef stew meat
1 tbsp. flour salt and pepper
1 large onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, sliced
4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
1/2 bag baby carrots
1 container button mushrooms, sliced
1 small can tomato paste
1 gallon water

Heat heavy bottomed pot until very hot. Season flour with salt and pepper, dip stew meat into flour, covering well. Melt butter in pot, add meat and brown well on all sides. Removed meat from pan, add onion and celery. Cover and let sweat 2-3 minutes. Add tomato paste and about a cup of water, scrape brown bits from bottom of pan. Return meat to pan, add potatoes and carrots. Add enough water to cover vegetables plus an inch. Cover and let stew simmer until potatoes are done, adding water as needed to keep from scorching. Ten minutes before serving, add mushrooms and allow stew to come to a boil. Cover and allow mushrooms to cook. Serve.

Answer 3

Brown the meat in bacon-fat with NO flour.
Simmer in mix of beef-stock (no salt) and red wine with bay leaf or two.
Add some tomato paste in the last hour.
Remove beef, add a roux to thicken the sauce.

Add browned boiling onions and mushrooms, return the beef and simmer for another 20-30 minutes.

TOO rich !!

Answer 4

SLOW COOKER EASY BEEF STEW

1 lb pkg. carrots
2 lbs beef stew meat ( use london broil steak meat)
2 tsp. salt
12 potatoes, peeled and cut in 1" pieces
2 cans green beans, drained
2 cans peas, drained
2 cans corn
1/2 cup onions, minced
2 pkgs. onion soup mix
water, as desired


Place all ingredients, in order listed into slow cooker and cover with room temperature water.
Turn to high setting for 1 hour, then medium 4-5 hours or until carrots are tender.

Answer 5

2 lbs beef stew meat
4 potatoes, peeled and cut in wedges
3 carrots, cut in chunks
2 onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 cups beef stock
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 cup frozen peas
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour


Trim and cut beef into 1-inch cube.
In 18 to 24-cup (4. 5 to 6 L) slow-cooker, mix together beef, potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, beef stock, tomato paste, bay leaf and Worcestershire sauce.
Cover and cook on low for 10 to 12 hours (or on High for 5 to 6 hours) or until beef and vegetables are tender.
Add peas,salt and pepper.
Increase heat to High.
Whisk flour with 2 tablespoon water; stir in stew.
Cook, covered, for 5 minutes or until thickened.
Discard bay leaf.

Answer 6

2 lbs stew beef dredged in flour and salt and pepper, browned in a fry pan, peel and chunk 5 potatoes, peel and slice 5 carrots, sliced up celery, 1 med onion chunked, place all but meat in bottom of crock pot top with the meat, do not mix meat with potatoes, Keep root veggies on bottom, so they cook evenly, top with stew beef and add 2 jars of brown or beef gravy pour over top and set on high for 10 hrs, when its done, mix 2 cups of COLD water(not hot not warm ) but ice cold water and 2 tablespoon of flour and mix in a covered container and shake it till all flour is mixed( if u use ice cold water with the flour, u won't have lumps in ur gravy, use the same method for homemade gravy) pour mixture over meat and stir in good and cover for about 5-10 min more and serve

Answer 7

I like to use chuck cubes - they're not pretty, but they taste amazing!
After I brown the meat in a little oil, I pour over some beef broth (bouillon is fine) to braise the meat and let it cook.

My friend uses a little red wine mixed with the broth.

Answer 8

Brown the beef add water and oxo to a slow cooker mix your favorite veggys go out have good time come back enjoy. slow cooker the lazy cooks friend..

Answer 9

combine in crock pot:
beef stock
a bit of tomoato paste.
add beef chunks, carrots, celery, string beans and rice. whatever seasoning(pepper, salt, oregeno)
experiment!!!!!!!