Nanas Beef Stew Recipes

NANA'S BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Shake 1 tablespoon flour with salt in a large, resealable plastic bag until combined; add beef and shake to coat.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Brown beef in the hot butter, about 3 minutes per side. Stir mushrooms, onion, and garlic into beef; cook and stir until garlic is fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer beef and vegetables to a bowl, leaving drippings in skillet.
• Melt 2 more tablespoons butter in skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir 3 tablespoons flour in the hot butter until smooth; stir tomato paste into flour mixture. Whisk beef stock into mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is thickened and bubbling, about 5 minutes.
• Return beef and vegetables to skillet and stir to coat with sauce. Reduce heat to very low and simmer until beef is tender, 2 to 3 hours. The longer it cooks, the more tender the meat will be. Just before serving, stir sour cream and white wine into beef mixture and heat through. Do not boil.

NANA'S BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a large 6 quart pot, saute the garlic in the oil until tender,then add the stew meat. After the meat browns, add the soup mix, soy sauce, V8 and spices. Bring the pot to a boil then cover. Reduce the heat to low and cook for about an hour or until the meat is tender. Add the potatoes and corn. Cook on medium for about 20 minutes until the potatoes are tender. Add the mushrooms and green pepper ad cook for an additional 5-10 minutes depending on how you like your green peppers. I like mine firm so 5 minutes for me is plenty.
• Great with rice, corn bread, cheese bread or by itself! Can be made in a crock pot - simply put the potatoes on the bottom, then the rest of the veggies, then the meat and the rest of the ingredients - set on 6 hours on high or 8 on low.

NANA'S BEEF & BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large heavy pot.
• Saute chopped onion, mashed garlic and beef until beef is browned on all sides.
• Add beef broth, water, bay leaves, Worcestershire sauce and salt and pepper.
• Bring mixture to a boil, then lower heat to a simmer.
• Simmer 1 1/2 hours.
• Add carrots and celery and simmer an additional 30 minutes.
• You may have to add some more water at this point.
• Add mushrooms and cooked barley, simmer another 15 minutes.
• Remove bay leaves and serve.