Beef Stew With Spring Vegetables Ww Recipes

BEEF AND VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• Remove any bits of fat from the meat. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Saute the meat in the oil for 10 minutes, or until browned on all sides. Remove meat and set aside.
• Add the onion and tomato paste to the pot and saute over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until onion is tender, stirring often. Return the meat to the skillet along with the beef broth, combining with the onion and tomato paste mixture. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until meat is tender.
• Add the carrots, potatoes, rosemary, thyme, bay leaf and crushed red pepper flakes and simmer, covered, for another 45 minutes. (Note: It may be necessary to add some water if the stew seems too thick.)
• Finally, add the mushrooms and the peas and allow stew to heat through, about another 10 to 15 minutes. Remove bay leaf and rosemary sprig before serving.

BEEF STEW WITH SPRING VEGETABLES - WW

Steps:

• In large nonstick saucepan, heat oil; add onions, carrots and leeks.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, 6-7 minutes, until onions are lightly browned.
• Remove vegetable mixture from saucepan; set aside.
• In same saucepan, cook beef over medium heat, stirring frequently, 8-10 minutes, until beef is browned on all sides and cooked through.
• Add beef and chicken broths; bring liquid to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, 1-1 1/2 hours, until beef is tender.
• Add potatoes, green beans and reserved vegetable mixture to beef mixture; simmer, covered, 15-20 minutes, until vegetables and beef are very tender.
• Stir in parsley, dill, zest, juice and pepper.
• Divide evenly among 4 bowls and serve.
• SERVING (1 1/2 CUPS) PROVIDES: 1/4 Fat, 4 Vegetables, 3 Proteins, 1 Bread, 10 Optional Calories.
• PER SERVING: 395 Calories, 8 g Total Fat, 3 g Saturated Fat, 63 mg Cholesterol, 163 mg Sodium, 51 g Total Carbohydrate, 6 g Dietary Fiber, 31 g Protein, 119 mg Calcium; 7 points.

BEEF STEW WITH ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat the oil and butter in a pan and brown the beef. Remove the beef from the pan, throw in the garlic and onions and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Pour in the beer, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, sugar, paprika, salt and some pepper. Then return the beef to the pan, cover and simmer on a low heat until the meat is very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. If the liquid level gets too low, add more broth as needed.
• Add the carrots, parsnips and turnips and continue to simmer until the vegetables are tender and the liquid is reduced, about 30 minutes.
• If the stew is still too liquidy, remove a cup of cooking liquid from the pan and stir in the flour. Add the flour mixture back into the pan and stir. Simmer for 10 minutes until the stew is thick. The meat should be very tender; if it's tough, let it continue to cook.
• To finish, add the parsley and stir through the stew.

LAMB STEW WITH SPRING VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the canola oil in a medium (10- to 11-inch) ovenproof pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset, over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook for 5 minutes, until browned. Transfer the bacon to a large plate, leaving the fat in the pan. Dry the lamb with paper towels and toss it in a bowl first with 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper, and then with the 1/4 cup of flour. Raise the heat to medium high and cook half the lamb in the bacon fat for 5 minutes, turning occasionally, until browned. Add the lamb to the plate with the bacon and brown the second batch, also transferring it to the plate. Add the garlic to the pot and cook for one minute.
• Pour the lamb and bacon, along with any juices that collect, back into the pot. Add the beef stock, wine, tomatoes (including the juice), thyme, rosemary, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil, scraping up the brown bits in the pot. Simmer for 5 minutes, cover, and place in the oven for 30 minutes. Add the carrots, potatoes, onions, and turnips, cover, and return to the oven for 1 hour, until all the vegetables are tender.
• Mash the 2 tablespoons of flour with the butter in a small bowl. Stir the mixture into the stew, and simmer on top of the stove for 3 minutes. Off the heat, stir in the peas and parsley, season to taste, and serve hot in large shallow bowls.

BEEF STEW WITH MIXED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Coat steak with flour; shake off excess. Heat 1 Tbsp. of dressing in large heavy saucepan on medium-high heat. Add 1/3 of the steak; cook 5 to 7 min. or until evenly browned, stirring frequently. Remove steak from saucepan to large bowl. Repeat with remaining dressing and steak.
• Return all steak to saucepan. Add broth and tomatoes with their liquid. Bring to boil; cover. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 1 hour.
• Stir in vegetables. Return to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 15 min. or until steak is tender.

BEEF TENDERLOIN WITH SPRING VEGETABLES

Steps:

• For Beef:
• Combine beef stock and chicken stock in medium saucepan. Boil until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 20 minutes. Set aside.
• Cook carrots in large saucepan of boiling salted water 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer carrots to strainer and rinse under cold water. Add beans to boiling water; cook 1 minute. Transfer to strainer with carrots and rinse under cold water. Drain well. Arrange carrots, beans, bell pepper, mushrooms, asparagus and zucchini in single layer on large baking sheet. (Stock and vegetables can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Cover stock and vegetables separately and refrigerate.)
• Preheat broiler. Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add steaks; cook to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer steaks to plate; tent with aluminum foil to keep warm. Add dry red wine to same skillet. Boil until red wine is reduced to 1 tablespoon, scraping up browned bits, about 3 minutes. Add reduced stock and bring to boil. Remove from heat. Add chilled butter a few pieces at a time and whisk just until melted. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, brush vegetables lightly with olive oil. Broil vegetables until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes per side for carrots, green beans, bell peppers and mushrooms and about 2 minutes per side for asparagus and zucchini.
• Spoon Champ onto 4 plates. Place steaks atop Champ. Arrange vegetables decoratively around Champ. Arrange vegetables decoratively around Champ. Spoon sauce over vegetables and serve.

ROASTED VEGETABLE AND BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place beef cubes in a metal roasting pan and stir in 2 tablespoons olive oil. Put in the oven, on the middle rung and cook for 30 minutes, turning occasionally, until brown and tender.
• Meanwhile, put onions, mushrooms, carrots, potatoes, celery, and garlic in a roasting pan. Stir in 2 tablespoons olive oil. Place in oven underneath beef. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Remove both beef and vegetable mixture from oven.
• Remove beef from roasting pan and set aside. Place roasting pan, on medium high heat. Add wine and bring to a boil, scraping up the bits of drippings, stirring. When the bottom of the pan is clear of all browned pieces, remove from heat.
• Put beef and wine mixture in a Dutch oven and stir in beef broth and add bay leaf and tomato paste. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 40 minutes.
• Add 2 tablespoons flour to cooked vegetables and toss until all vegetables are coated. Add vegetables to beef stew. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes, or until vegetables are heated through and tender. Serve hot.

BEEF STEW WITH WINTER VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss beef with flour; season with salt and pepper. In a large (at least 7-quart) Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high. Working in two batches, shake off excess flour, and sear beef on all sides until browned, 8 to 10 minutes (use more oil for second batch, if needed). Transfer beef to a plate, and set aside (reserve pot).
• Add onion, celery, and garlic to pot; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add tomato paste, and cook, stirring, until slightly darkened, 1 to 2 minutes. Add wine, and cook, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pot, until liquid is reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Return browned beef to pot. Stir in tomatoes, thyme, bay leaves, and 8 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, 2 hours. (If liquid reduces too quickly, add a little more water.)
• With tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer beef to a large bowl. Pass remaining contents of pot through a fine-mesh sieve into another bowl; discard solids. Return beef and strained liquid to pot; stir in winter vegetables. Simmer over medium-low, partially covered, until beef and vegetables are fork-tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours more, stirring occasionally.

BEEF STEW WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt and pepper; add beef and shake to coat. In a large saucepan, brown beef in oil. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Stir in broth and wine or additional broth, scraping brown bits from pan. Transfer to a greased 5-cup baking dish. Stir in potato, carrots, mushrooms, bay leaf, tapioca and thyme. Let stand for 15 minutes. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour. Uncover; bake 1 to 1-1/2 hours longer until meat and vegetables are tender, stirring every 30 minutes. Discard bay leaf.

BEEF STEW WITH ROOT VEGETABLES - PIONEER WOMAN

Steps:

• Trim any excess fat off the beef and cut into 2" cubes.
• Heat the oil and butter in a pan. I use a Dutch oven.
• Season beef with salt & pepper. Add beef to hot pan and brown the beef.
• Remove the beef from the pan, (I moved the beef to the outsides of the pan) throw in the garlic and onions and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
• Pour in the beer, 1/2 of beef broth, (I started with 1/2 the beef broth and added more when necessary, I only used 2 cups total)
• Add Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, sugar, paprika.
• Return the beef to the pan, cover and simmer on a low heat until the meat is very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. *This may take longer depending on how large your beef chunks are.
• If the liquid level gets too low, add more broth as needed.
• About 30-45 minutes before the beef is tender, add the carrots, potatoes, parsnips and turnips and continue to simmer until the vegetables are tender and the liquid is reduced, about 30 minutes.
• If the stew is still too liquidy, remove a cup of cooking liquid from the pan and stir in the flour / Wondra. Add the flour mixture back into the pan and stir. Simmer for 10 minutes until the stew is thick. The meat should be very tender; if it's tough, let it continue to cook.
• To finish, add the parsley and stir through the stew.

SLOW COOKER BEEF VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• Place the beef, potatoes, water, carrots, soup, onion, celery, Worcestershire sauce, browning sauce if desired, bouillon granules, garlic, sugar, salt and pepper in a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on low until meat is tender, 6-8 hours., Combine cornstarch and cold water in a small bowl until smooth; gradually stir into stew. Cover and cook on high until thickened, 30 minutes. Stir in peas; heat through.

VEGETABLE, BEEF, AND BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Season beef with salt and cook until pieces are browned on all sides, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker.
• To the skillet, add remaining tablespoon oil, the garlic, and thyme and saute until fragrant, 1 minute. Add 2 cups broth and cook, stirring and scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon. Transfer mixture to slow cooker.
• Add potatoes, squash, barley, 2 cups water, and remaining 2 cups broth to slow cooker, cover, and cook on high until meat is very tender, 4 hours (or 8 hours on low). Using two forks, shred beef. Season to taste with salt and pepper.