Gluten-Free Beef Stew
This all-time favorite recipe for gluten-free beef stew is hearty and comforting. After a few hours of cooking, you'll have tender pieces of beef and soft vegetables enveloped in a rich savory sauce.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 3 hr
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 4 lb beef stew meat (1-2 inch cubes)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion (halved and cut from pole to pole into 1/8-inch-thick slices (about 2 cups))
- 4 medium carrots (peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces (about 2 cups))
- 2 clove garlic (minced)
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 2-3 tbsp gluten-free flour
- 1 cup red wine (or 1 additional cup of beef broth)
- 3 cup gluten-free low-sodium beef broth or stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 springs thyme (or 1 1/2 teaspoons dry thyme)
- 4 oz salt pork (trimmed of excess fat)
- 1 lb yukon gold potatoes (cut into 1 inch chunks (I like to peel mine))
- 1 cup frozen peas
Instructions
- 1
Pat meat dry with paper towels. Do not season. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a Dutch oven over high heat until shimmering. Add half of beef and cook until well browned on all sides, about 8 minutes. Reduce the heat if oil begins to smoke or fond begins to burn. Transfer beef to the slow-cooker.
- 2
Repeat with remaining beef and 1 tablespoon olive oil, then add to the slow-cooker.
- 3
Add 2 teaspoons olive oil to the now-empty dutch oven if needed, add the onion and carrots. Cook, scraping bottom of pan to loosen any browned bits, until onion is softened, 3-4 minutes.
- 4
Add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until no dry flour remains, about 30 seconds. Add garlic, tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- 5
Slowly add the wine, scraping bottom of pan to loosen any browned bits. Increase heat to high and allow wine to simmer until thickened and slightly reduced, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the beef stock/broth.
- 6
Pour the stock/broth mixture into the slow-cooker. Stir in the bay leaves, thyme, and salt pork.
- 7
Cook on low for 4-6 hours (or high for 3-4 hours). 2 hours before eating remove the salt pork and add the potatoes.
- 8
30 minutes before eating stir in the peas. IMPORTANT: Season with salt and pepper - I usually add 1/2 teaspoon each. Enjoy!