Classic, Hearty Beef Stew
A beautiful, rich, and hearty beef stew to keep warm in those cold winter months.
Shop Now: LEMON GARLIC & ROSEMARY POULTRY RUB - Retail - The Garlic Box Inc. - RETAIL STORE
Shop Now: SPECIAL - FRESH PEELED GARLIC CLOVES (FROZEN - 300g) -Retail - The Garlic Box Inc. - RETAIL STORE
Shop Now: SMOKED GARLIC SEASONING - Retail - The Garlic Box Inc. - RETAIL STORE
Ingredients:
- 1 boneless beef round steak - 2 pounds, cut into 1-inch cubes
- Kosher salt - to taste
- Cracked black pepper - to taste
- All-Purpose flour - 1/4 cup
- Smokey Garlic Seasoning - 1 tbsp
- Canola oil - 1 tbsp
- Onion - 3 cups, chopped
- Fresh/Frozen Garlic - 6 cloves, minced
- Tomato paste - 4 tbsp
- Dry red wine - 2 cups
- Garlic Lemon and Rosemary Poultry Rub - 3 tbsp
- Bay leaves - 3
- Beef broth - 2 cups, or more as needed
- Worcestershire Sauce - 1 tbsp
- Carrots - 3 cups, chopped
- Yukon gold potatoes - 3 cups, cubed
- Fresh or frozen peas - 1 cup
- Fresh Rosemary (Optional) - 1 1/2 tsp, chopped
- Thyme (Optional) - 1 tsp, chopped (or to taste)
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2. Place beef cubes into a large bowl. Season with kosher salt and black pepper. Add flour and Smokey Garlic seasoning and toss until evenly coated.
3. Heat oil in an oven-safe Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear the beef cubes in batches until dark brown, about 4 minutes per side. Flip or stir gently with a wooden spoon until all edges are dark brown, 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove beef and set aside.
4. Add onions to the beef fat with more salt and pepper; cook and stir until they begin to caramelize, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and stir until aromatic and soft, about 30 seconds. Stir in tomato paste and cook until it turns brown and begins to caramelize and stick to the bottom of the pan. Deglaze with red wine, scraping up the flavourful browned bits on the bottom. Let the wine reduce until almost dry again, about 3 minutes.
5. Add the Lemon Garlic and Rosemary seasoning, and the bay leaves. Add 2 cups beef broth and Worcestershire, stir, and bring to a boil. Add the seared beef cubes back into the stew liquid. Remove from heat and cover the pot.
6. Braise in the preheated oven until meat is almost tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove from the oven. Add carrots, potatoes, and more beef broth if needed. Cover and return to the oven to braise until meat and vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes longer.
7. Discard bay leaves, stir in peas.
OPTIONAL: fresh rosemary, and fresh thyme.
8. Serve hot!
