Name: One Hour Beef Stew
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic; 1 medium onion; 2 stalks celery; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 1/2 lbs beef round steak or 1 1/2 lbs sirloin; 2 teaspoons tomato paste; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 bay leaf; 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, roughly chopped; salt and pepper; 2 cups beef stock; 1 cup red wine; 1 1/2 cups sliced carrots; 10 small new baby red potatoes, whole,unpeeled; 1 cup frozen peas; 2 teaspoons potato starch or 2 teaspoons cornstarch

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Ever come home from work and want the comforting taste of a good old-fashioned stew? You don't have to wait for the weekend. A good quality meat is important so the stew cooks quickly. Of course, it's better when simmered for three hours but even one hour's cooking will produce a satisfying stew when prepared this way.

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ingredients

2 cloves garlic
1 medium onion
2 stalks celery
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 ¹⁄₂ lbs beef round steak or 1 1/2 lbs sirloin
2 teaspoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, roughly chopped
salt and pepper
2 cups beef stock
1 cup red wine
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sliced carrots
10 small new baby red potatoes, whole,unpeeled
1 cup frozen peas
2 teaspoons potato starch or 2 teaspoons cornstarch

directions

Roughly chop garlic, onion and celery and then chop in a food processor; cut beef into small, 3/4 inch cubes or cut into strips, the size of index finger; heat oil in a Dutch oven and saute beef until browned.
Add chopped vegetables from food processor, tomato paste, thyme, bay leaf, parsley, salt and pepper; stir well to mix; add stock and wine and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 45 minutes.
While meat is simmering, boil carrots and potatoes until tender-crisp, 5-10 minutes; drain and add to stew; add peas; the entire cooking time for the stew is 45 minutes; if stew is too thin, dissolve starch in 1 T cold water and whisk into stew; simmer 2-3 minutes and serve.

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"Ever come home from work and want the comforting taste of a good old-fashioned stew? You don't have to wait for the weekend. A good quality meat is important so the stew cooks quickly. Of course, it's better when simmered for three hours but even one hour's cooking will produce a satisfying stew when prepared this way."

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review by Marla Swoffer

8/22/2007

This turned out very well. I chopped the veggies by hand and accidentally browned the beef with them. I used halved and quartered russet potatoes (skins on), round steak, dried thyme, and all the rest of the ingredients as written. I did need to thicken it at the end, but the cornstarch did the trick. Thanks for a quick and easy way to make stew!

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creation by sugarpea

10/22/2003

Ever come home from work and want the comforting taste of a good old-fashioned stew? You don't have to wait for the weekend. A good quality meat is important so the stew cooks quickly. Of course, it's better when simmered for three hours but even one hour's cooking will produce a satisfying stew when prepared this way.