Hearty Beef Stew
Ingredients
- 1 lb beef for stew, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 medium onions, cut in quarters
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1¾ cups beef broth or beef stock
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ tsp dried thyme, crushed
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 2 cups baby-cut carrots
- 2 medium potatoes, cut into 1½-inch pieces
Instructions
- Season the beef as desired. Heat the oil in a 6-quart saucepot over medium-high eat. Add the beef and cook until well browned, stirring often. Remove beef from saucepot.
- Add onions and garlic to saucepot and cook and stir for 1 minute. Add flour and cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in tomato paste.
- Stir the broth, bay leaf, thyme and black pepper in the saucepot and heat to a boil. Return the beef to the saucepot. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 1½ hours.
- Add the carrots and potatoes to the saucepot. Cover and cook for 30 minutes or until the beef is fork tender and the vegetables are tender. Remove and discard the bay leaf.
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