Spicy Hearty Beef Stew For A Cozy Evening Recipes

CLASSIC, HEARTY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place beef cubes into a large bowl. Season with kosher salt and black pepper. Add flour and paprika and toss until evenly coated.
• Heat oil in an oven-safe Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear the beef cubes in batches until dark brown, about 4 minutes per side. Flip or stir gently with a wooden spoon until all edges are dark brown, 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove beef and set aside.
• Add onions to the beef fat with more salt and pepper; cook and stir until they begin to caramelize, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and stir until aromatic and soft, about 30 seconds. Stir in tomato paste and cook until it turns brown and begins to caramelize and stick to the bottom of the pan. Deglaze with red wine, scraping up the flavorful browned bits on the bottom. Let the wine reduce until almost dry again, about 3 minutes.
• Add dried thyme, dried rosemary, herbes de Provence, and bay leaves. Add 2 cups beef broth and Worcestershire, stir, and bring to a boil. Add the seared beef cubes back into the stew liquid. Remove from heat and cover the pot.
• Braise in the preheated oven until meat is almost tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove from the oven. Add carrots, potatoes, and more beef broth if needed. Cover and return to the oven to braise until meat and vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes longer.
• Discard bay leaves. Stir in peas, fresh rosemary, and fresh thyme. Serve hot.

HEARTY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large heavy pot, toss beef with flour. Stir in tomatoes, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and 4 cups water. Bring to a boil over medium-high, transfer to oven, and cook 1 hour. Stir in potatoes and cook until beef and potatoes are tender, about 1 hour more. Stir in peas and carrots and let sit 5 minutes before serving.

HEARTY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a 4-qt. Dutch oven or baking dish, layer the first 12 ingredients; pour tomato juice over all. Cover and bake at 325° for 3 hours, stirring occasionally, or until the meat and vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaves before serving.

HEARTY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a large 6 quart stock pot saute onions and garlic in olive oil on medium heat.
• Place beef, flour, salt and pepper in a large ziplock bag and shake to coat.
• Add coated beef to the stock pot and stir to brown beef.
• Once beef is browned add stock, bay leaves, sugar, wine, thyme, parsley, dill, mustard and worcestershire sauce.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• Add carrots, mushrooms and potatoes, simmer for an additional 1/2 hour or until they are tender and ready to eat.

SPICY & HEARTY BEEF STEW FOR A COZY EVENING

Steps:

• Heat a large, heavy skillet with the oil.
• Brown the meat over medium high heat turning as needed; sprinkle with sugar and continue to brown. Dust lightly with flour and continue to brown.
• Add the tomatoes, red pepper, herbs, bay leaf, cloves, beef stock and boiling water. Cover and simmer over low heat about 1 hour or until meat is tender.
• Add the vegetables except the peas or beans and combine. Continue to cook 30 minutes longer.
• Add peas; cook 5 minutes longer.
• Serve with French bread or homemade buttermilk biscuits.