Melt In Your Mouth Beef Stew Recipes

MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH SHIN STEW

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4. In a heavy-bottomed ovenproof saucepan, heat a splash of olive oil and gently fry the onions, carrots, celery, garlic, herbs, porcini and cinnamon for 5 minutes until softened slightly. Meanwhile, toss the pieces of beef in a little seasoned flour, shaking off any excess. Add the meat to the pan and stir everything together, then add the tomatoes, wine and a pinch of salt and pepper. Gently bring to the boil, cover with a double-thickness piece of tinfoil and a lid and place in your preheated oven for 3 hours or until the beef is meltingly tender and can be broken up with a spoon. Taste and check the seasoning, remove the cinnamon stick and rosemary sprigs and serve.

MELT IN YOUR MOUTH BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Salt and pepper beef and dredge in flour.
• Over high heat, place oil in cast iron Dutch oven.
• Add beef and onion and saute until meat is browned.
• Add beef broth and water to barely cover the meat and bring back to a boil.
• Shake 1 cup of cold water and flour in a jar until well combined and then add slowly to beef mixture.
• Cook and stir until thickened.
• Cover and place in preheated 325° oven and cook for 1 hour.
• Remove from oven and add potatoes and carrots.
• Cover and return to oven and bake at the 325° temperature for 1 more hour.
• Remove from oven, add peas and stir.
• Serve with crusty bread.

MELT IN YOUR MOUTH ROAST BEEF

Steps:

• Put garlic through press and rub into all sides of roast.
• Dredge meat in flour and brown on all sides in oil in frying pan.
• Do not let it scorch.
• Transfer meat to roasting pan and add the rest of ingredients.
• Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 4 hours, or until meat is tender, turning roast every half hour.
• (Don't skip this step... turning it every half hour ensures a juicy, melt-in-your-mouth roast) When done, remove from pan and cover with aluminum foil.
• Strain stock, pressing as much liquid as possible from vegetables.
• Pour stock into saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Stir in mixture of flour and water and cook until thickened.

MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Cut two 25x3-in. strips of heavy-duty foil; crisscross so they resemble an X. Place strips on bottom and up sides of a 5-qt. slow cooker. Coat strips with cooking spray., Combine the first 6 ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into a round loaf; place in center of strips in slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 5-6 hours or until a thermometer reads at least 160°. , In a small bowl, whisk ketchup, brown sugar, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Spoon over meat loaf. Cook until heated through, about 15 minutes longer. Using foil strips as handles, remove meat loaf to a platter. Let stand 10-15 minutes before slicing.

MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH BEEF CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add roast and garlic; season roast with salt and pepper. Cook roast until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer roast and garlic to a slow cooker; add onions, crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, water, green bell pepper, mushrooms, red wine, sugar, fennel seed, Italian seasoning, and thyme.
• Cook on Low for 6 hours.