Stewed Beef With Gravy

Submitted by Chef PotPie

"Comfort food to be sure. My family loves this recipe from South Your Mouth. Her recipes are the best!"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs beef stew meat or 1 1/2 lbs chuck roast, 1 inch cubes
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
• 1 (2 1/4 ounce) envelope beefy onion soup mix (such as Lipton)
• 1 cup water, divided
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

directions

1. Heat oil in large skillet over medium- high heat. Season meat with salt and pepper, and sear as many sides of the meat as possible, about 3-4 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
2. In medium-sized stockpot, stir beef broth, soup mix, and 1/2 cup water until combined. Add meat, stir, cover, and cook over LOW heat (simmer), for 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Do not allow the meat to boil, or it will become tough.
3. In small bowl, add cornstarch and remaining 1/2 cup water and mix until smooth. Drizzle into pot and bring to low simmer while stirring, for 1-2 minutes until the sauce thickens into a gravy.
4. Serve over white rice, noodles, or mashed potatoes.
5. NOTE: This gravy finishes on the salty side, which it needs to be when serving over your choice of starch. I have found it comes out just perfect to our tastes every time.

Reviews

[lazyme]

Great comfort food. It was fork-tender and the sauce was wonderful. Thanks for sharing this great keeper.

 

[WhatamIgonnaeatnext]

Midwest comfort food at it's best. My pic doesn't do it justice. Mine wasn't too salty. I did use reduced sodium broth.

 

[breezermom]

I really enjoyed this recipe. It is like beef stew without the vegetables added. It took my meat a little longer to get tender, probably because it was still partially frozen when I started browning it. Served over roasted garlic mashed potatoes. A very good "comfort food" meal. Thanks for sharing! Made for FYC tag game.

 

[NorthwestGal]

Delicious, easy to prepare, and quite filling. We all loved this. Like a few other reviewers, I used low-sodium broth, and I thought it was perfect (not too salty). So I'll use low-sodium broth next time, too. I served the Stewed Beef and Gravy over mashed potatoes, but I imagine it would be equally delicious over white rice. Thanks, Chef Potpie.

 

[LifeIsGood]

YUM! Comfort food to the max! The beef was super tender and the gravy was delicious! An added bonus was the delicious aroma while cooking. I love when you can do a little prep and then let the dinner cook on its own for a longer period of time. I served this over mashed potatoes and it was a hit. The gravy was delish! I used low-sodium beef broth and didn't find the gravy to be salty at all. I did, however, add too much salt to my beef. So, next time I will omit adding salt to the beef. Thank you so much for posting this comfort food gem!