Name: Best Ever Beef Stew
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs round tip roast, cut in 1-inch cubes; 1 tablespoon Emeril's Original Essence (or any Cajun seasoning); 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1 white onion, chopped; 1/2 lb baby carrots, cut in half; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 2 bay leaves; 1 tablespoon dried thyme; 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and roughly chopped; 8 ounces button mushrooms, washed and quartered; 2 cups dry red wine; 2 (16 ounce) cans beef broth; 1 lb russet potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 cup green peas; 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon potato starch, for thickening

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Best Ever Beef Stew created by Bonnie G 2

I found an Emeril LaGasse recipe for Beef Stew with Cheesy Fried Grits and changed it around for my taste. My family loved it to the point my grandsons fought over the left-overs. I served it with cheese toast istead of messing with frying grits. There are a lot of ingredients, but by preping everything in advance, it went together quickly.

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ingredients

2 lbs round tip roast, cut in 1-inch cubes
1 tablespoon Emeril's Original Essence (or any Cajun seasoning)
¹⁄₂ cup all-purpose flour
¹⁄₄ cup vegetable oil
1 white onion, chopped
¹⁄₂ lb baby carrots, cut in half
³⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground black pepper
3 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon dried thyme
2 plum tomatoes, seeded and roughly chopped
8 ounces button mushrooms, washed and quartered
2 cups dry red wine
2 (16 ounce) cans beef broth
1 lb russet potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup green peas
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon potato starch, for thickening

directions

Mix Essence with flour and coat beef cubes with mixture.
Heat oil in heavy-bottomed pot, and brown beef in batches. Brown darkly for a richer looking gravy.
After removing meat, add onions, carrots, salt and pepper to same pot and cook about three minutes or until soft. Add garlic and tomato paste and continue cooking for another 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms, tomatoes, bay leaves, and thyme and cook an additional 2 minutes.
Add wine and stir to deglaze pan then add the broth, potatoes and meat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or till the meat is very tender. Add peas and soy sauce during the last five minutes of cooking time. Note: I removed the lid for the last half hour to begin reducing the gravy.
Remove bay leaves. Mix potato starch with 1/4 cup water and stir into stew to thicken. I served this with Cheese Toast and fresh fruit to absolute raves.

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"I found an Emeril LaGasse recipe for Beef Stew with Cheesy Fried Grits and changed it around for my taste. My family loved it to the point my grandsons fought over the left-overs. I served it with cheese toast istead of messing with frying grits. There are a lot of ingredients, but by preping everything in advance, it went together quickly."

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photo by Bonnie G 2

4/6/2010

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review by Bonnie G 2

4/5/2010

I agree Gramma, this is the best ever. I followed the directions except the mushrooms I used weren't button as I had some others (don't know the name as they are in Chinese) and didn't have potatoes flour so used a corn starch slurry. I also browned the meat and then cooked in a crock-pot due to necessity. This is true comfort food and so easy to put together in the crock-pot and great directions. Made for PAC Spring 2010

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2/1/2010

I found an Emeril LaGasse recipe for Beef Stew with Cheesy Fried Grits and changed it around for my taste. My family loved it to the point my grandsons fought over the left-overs. I served it with cheese toast istead of messing with frying grits. There are a lot of ingredients, but by preping everything in advance, it went together quickly.