Harvest Beef Chuck Stew

Submitted by HoosierMomOf5

"This is the best beef stew I've ever had. The cooking times are off because it's just best to let it cook all day. It works very well in the crockpot."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 1⁄2 lbs boneless beef chuck (cubed)
• 1 cup minced onion (optional)
• 3 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 cup Burgundy wine (or cooking wine)
• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
• 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary (minced)
• 2 bay leaves
• pepper (to taste)
• 3 -4 large carrots (chunks)
• 1⁄2 cup celery (sliced)
• 1⁄2 cup frozen peas (thawed)
• 1 -2 large potato (diced)
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1⁄4 cup cold water

directions

1. Heat oil in large pan over med-high heat.
2. Add beef and saute for five minutes, browning on both sides.
3. Remove meat from pan.
4. Add onion and garlic.
5. Saute five minutes.
6. Add wine, tomato sauce, 1 cup beef broth, rosemary, bay leaves, and pepper.
7. Bring to a boil.
8. Add beef and simmer 1 hour.
9. Add rest of broth, vegetables and simmer for at least one hour, until vegetables are tender and meat is falling apart.
10. Add the flour and water and cook five more minutes.

Reviews

[Miss Annie]

We enjoyed this wonderful, hearty, stew. I made it exactly as it was written. The bay leaves and rosemary were just the right combination. The next layer of flavor came from the red wine. Thanks for posting this wondrful recipe. I will make it again.

 

[Stir Fry Superfly]

Turned out quite well for us but with a few adjustments. We browned the meat separately after a dusting of flour/seasoning. We used chopped fresh tomatoes instead of canned. We also used mushrooms (1 cup), more garlic and needed 3 cups of stock. Would definitely make this again (maybe with green beans instead of peas).

 

[Karen in TX]

This was very good. I used dried rosemary instead of fresh. I also forgot to put in the flour at the end. It wasn't runny; it was actually quite good without it! Yum!

 

[TeeBee]

Very good! I made this in the crock pot, cooking it on high for 5-6 hours. I also used venison, and I added a can of cream of mushroom soup instead of the flour

 

[sugarpea]

Superior flavor in this stew! Threw all of this in the crockpot (no sauteing) and very much enjoyed the result 6 hours later. Loved the herb combination. I skipped the thickening process and won't change another thing next time.