Beef Stew

Different Ways To Make Beef Stew

Beef stew is a flavorful dish with beef and other vegetables. There are many ways you can make beef stew and to make the best beef stew recipe you should use fresh vegetables and meat.

Home Style Beef Stew Recipe
This is a delicious recipe that has several shanks of beef. It has several vegetables as well. If there are no beef shanks available then you can use a pound of a meaty beef. You should also ask the butcher if they have shanks. The ingredients for this recipe include two shanks of beef, three cups of broth for beef; one can of onion soup, four cups of water, three fourth cup of chopped celery, one half cup of minced onion and two diced medium carrots. You will also need three potatoes with red skins. It should be peeled and cut into pieces about a half inch each. Other ingredients include one half cup of corn kernels, one half cup of lima beans, one half teaspoon of salt, one half teaspoon of Creole, one fourth teaspoon of pepper, one turnip diced and four tablespoons of flour that should be mixed with water.

Cooking Procedure:
In one pot put the shanks, onion soup, water, broth, onion and celery. Make it simmer and leave the cover off for ten minutes. Cook it for one hour over low fire. Then add the turnip, potatoes and carrots and cook it for twenty minutes. Take out the beef and slice it to pieces and remove the bones as well as the excess fat. Put it back on the pot and then add the beans, corn and other seasonings. Cover it and let it cook for forty five minutes then after forty five minutes check if the beans are already tender. Put the flour mixture into the stew then stir it for twenty more minutes until the stew becomes thick. Add more seasonings for taste. This home style best beef stew recipe can be served for four to six persons.

Curried Style Beef Stew
This is the best beef stew recipe with curry powder and some ginger. The ingredients for this recipe include one pound of beef that should be cubed, one third cups of flour, one teaspoon of powder for curry, one half teaspoon of ginger, one half teaspoon of powdered onion, one half teaspoon of salt, pepper, two tablespoons of oil, two ribs, one onion, three cups of broth, one small sweet potato cubed, two chopped carrots, two potatoes cubed, one half cup of Lima beans, one can of tomato juice.

Cooking Procedure:
In one plastic bag put the beef, curry powder, flour, onion, salt, ginger and pepper. Then let it stand while you put oil in a pan and heat it. Add the onions and celery and fry it until it becomes tender. Put the beef and stir it well. Then continue mixing it until the beef turns brown. Add the broth and let it simmer for thirty minutes. Then add the carrots, potato and beans. Then cover it for thirty minutes and then put the tomatoes. Put the lid and let it simmer for ten minutes more.

Beef Stew Recipes

All three of these beef stew recipes have two things in common. They are all delicious and make a perfect Sunday family meal.

Bavarian Beef Stew
Ingredients
1 +1/2 lb lean beef stew meat (cut into bite size pieces)
1/2 small head of red cabbage (cut into 4 pieces)
1 medium onion (sliced)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 + 1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon caraway seeds
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/3 cup crushed ginger snaps
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 bay leaf

Preparation
In a large skillet brown the meat in the olive oil. Remove the meat from the skillet and use the skillet to saute the onions in the remaining olive oil n the skillet.
Add the meat to the onion in the skillet and add one cup water and the spices.
Bring the meat mixture to a boil, reduce the heat cover the skillet and cook for one hour.
Add the white vinegar and sugar to the meat mixture. Arrange the cabbage on top of the meat, cover the skillet and cook for 30 more minutes on low heat.
Place the cabbage in a dish to keep warm.
Strain the drippings and skim off any excess fat from the beef. Add the remaining half a cup of water, return the drippings with the meat and cabbage to the skillet with the gingersnap crumbs.
Cook while stirring for 10 to 15 minutes.

Complete Beef Stew Meal
Ingredients
2 pound of lean beef tips
4 cups of water
1 – 16 ounce bag of baby carrots
6 medium size potatoes (bite size pieces)
3 celery stalks (chopped)
3/4 cup yellow sweet onion (chopped)
2 package of dry onion soup mix
1 cup of frozen or canned corn

Preparation
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
In a medium size mixing bowl combine the water and 2 packages of dry onion soup mix. Stir with a whisk until well mixed.
Put the beef tips in a 9×13 baking dish. Add the potatoes, carrots, celery, corn and onion.
Pour the water and onion soup mixture over the top.
Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 2 hours. Serves 4

Marinated BBQ Style Beef Stew
Ingredients
2 pound eye of the round roast (cut into 1 inch strips)
2 cups of water
3 cups of homemade barbecue sauce (see recipe below)

Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients
1 – 12 ounce can of tomato sauce
1/2 cup of ketchup
1 tablespoon of dried ground mustard
1 tablespoon of garlic powder
1 tablespoon of onion salt
1/2 cup of honey
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 teaspoon of black pepper
1 teaspoon of salt

Preparation
In large sauce pan combine all the ingredients bring to rapid boil slowly, simmer for 10 minutes.

Beef Stew Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Pour the 2 cups of water in the bottom of the roasting pan.
Place the eye of the round roast in the pan.
Pour the barbecue sauce over the top of the roast and cook for 2 to 2.5 hours.

These three beef stew meals can also be placed in a crock pot and cooked on medium for 8 hours. Serve with warm fresh bread.

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