Hearty Beef Stew
Hearty Beef Stew is made with tender beef, sweet onions, fresh carrots, and redskin potatoes. Add creamy gravy, and this stew is comfort food at its best.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 2 hr 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 1 lb. lean beef stew meat
- 1 32 ounce carton beef stock
- 1/8 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 4 carrots ((roughly chopped))
- 4 redskin potatoes ((roughly chopped))
- 1 cup water
- 2 Tbsp. cornstarch and 2 Tbsp. water
- 1/2 cup heavy cream ((or half & half))
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Saute' onion with butter in a large dutch oven (ad) until transparent.
- 2
Add beef stew meat, stir frequently to and sear on all sides.
- 3
Add beef stock, garlic powder and pepper.
- 4
Stir well and cover pot with lid. Cook on low heat (simmer) for 2 hours until beef is fork-tender, stirring occasionally.
- 5
Roughly chop carrots and potatoes and add to pot. Add 1 cup of water. Increase heat to medium and cook for at least 30 minutes until veggies are tender.
- 6
Make a slurry of 2 Tbsp. cornstarch and 2 Tbsp. water. Pour into pot and stir while cooking over medium heat until gravy thickens.
- 7
Take stew off of heat and add cream, stirring well. Add salt and pepper to taste.