Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, thick and chunky beef stew. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
This Beef stew recipe is thick and chunky, and packed with amazing flavors. Beef stew is a comforting and hearty recipe that is easy to make. Do You Like Stew Thick or Thin?
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook thick and chunky beef stew using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Thick and Chunky Beef Stew:
- Make ready 1 lb lean cut of beef, cut into tiny cubes (I use already cut stir fry meat. It saves time)
- Prepare 5 large potatoes, cut in bite sized cubes
- Prepare 1 cup chopped baby carrots
- Get 5 cup beef or veggie broth
- Prepare 1 cup flour
- Prepare 1/4 cup Tony Chachere's Creole Brown Gravy Mix (or a dry packet of brown gravy mix)
- Get 1 tbsp worchestershire sauce
- Get 1 tsp onion powder
- Prepare 1 tbsp minced garlic
- Take 1/2 tsp paprika
- Prepare 1/2 tsp bay leaves
- Get 1/2 tsp basil
- Take 2 tbsp oil
- Make ready 1 1/2 tbsp butter
- Make ready 1 tsp salt or salt alternative
Add the spices and then the beef, molasses, wine and tomatoes, stirring all the time, and add some salt and pepper. Simmer for two hours over a gentle heat until the meat is soft but not falling apart. This slow cooker beef stew is made with Belgium beer and served over buttery egg noodles or mashed potatoes! And I actually DO like that gravy a little thicker.
Instructions to make Thick and Chunky Beef Stew:
- Put flour in a large bowl, then roll the beef cubes in the flour until fully coated.
- Heat oil in a pan or deep skillet. Once oil is hot, place flour-coated beef in pan. Turn beef frequently until it starts lightly browning. (flour will start looking "gooey". That's fine, so don't worry)
- Transfer lightly browned beef to a pot. Add potatoes, carrots, garlic, butter and broth. Stir.
- Add worchestershire sauce, gravy mix, basil, bay leaves, paprika, onion powder and salt. Stir again.
- Heat on high until boiling, then cover and reduce to simmer for 30 minutes.
- Let cool slightly to help it thicken, then serve! Enjoy! (can be served with biscuits or cornbread on the side.)
- ~VARIATIONS~ . You can add different items, such as: mushrooms, peas, onion, corn . Potato flakes can be used to thicken further, if desired. . Butter can be omitted, but helps lend to the richness.
I'm no beef stew expert, but my one big tip for your Instant Pot beef stew? I took like a thick, chunky stew. However, my Instant Pot indicated "burn" when I used recipe as stated (with the corn. The key to making a beef stew that has thick, brown gravy is the roux. A roux (french for brown butter) is a technique of blending fat and flour to thicken a sauce—in this case, a beef stew.
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