Super Tender Beef Stew cooked low and slow for hours! Loaded with carrots and potatoes! Warm, comforting and hearty.
Prep Time: 15 minutesmins
Cook Time: 2 hourshrs
Total Time: 2 hourshrs15 minutesmins
Servings: 6
Ingredients
3poundchuck roast, cut into 1-2 inch cubes
1/2cupall purpose flour
2tspsalt
1tsppepper
2tbspolive oil, divided
1onion, large dice
4garlic cloves, minced
1cupgood quality red wine, not cooking wine
1tbsptomato paste
4cupslow sodium beef broth
a couple dashes of worcestershire sauce
1bag baby carrots
1lbpotatoes, cubed
2bay leaves
1sprig of thyme
1sprig of rosemary
2tbspbalsamic vinegar
salt and pepper, to taste
cornstarch slurry, optional
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.In a large bowl toss beef in flour and season with salt and pepper.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a cast iron pot.Once hot add in beef in batches making sure not to overcrowd the pan. (I did 3 batches)Brown meat on all sides, 2-3 minutes. You may need to add more oil as you go. Take beef out of the pot and set aside.
Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to the same pot.Add in onion and cook until browned and slightly tender, 2-3 minutes.Add in garlic and cook for an additional minute.
Pour in wine and deglaze the pan. Scraping up the bites on the bottom of the pan.Stir in tomato paste, beef broth and worcestershire sauce. Bring to a simmer.
Add beef back into the pan along with the carrots, bay leaves, thyme and rosemary.Cover and place in the oven. Cook for 1 hour.
Remove from the oven and add in the potatoes stir and cook for an additional 45 minutes to an hour or until the beef is tender.Stir in the balsamic vinegar and the cornstarch slurry (1 tbsp water + 1 tbsp cornstarch), if desired.
Remove the bay leaves and herbs from the pan. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm!