This hearty beef and vegetable stew recipe have a great hot master dish for cold wintertime nights .

Since thisrecipe for gripe stewsimmers for hours , we urge tough cut of meat — such as chuck steak or grub joint or a bottom round roast . These tough cuts get perfectly sensitive during dull preparation . you’re able to purchase precut beef stew meat or buy a gravid piece of meat and cut it into bite - size spell yourself , dress away any large patch of fat .

expend the slow cooker direction when sentence is short . Slow cooker beef fret is a weeknight win — simply prep the ingredients ahead of time and cook on crushed for 10 to 12 hour . If you ’re in a rush , you may also wangle beef stew in the slow cooker on high-pitched for 5 to 6 hour .

Fast and Slow Old-Fashioned Beef Stew

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We ’ve discover that this easy squawk stew formula really tastes practiced the next daytime ( the flavors develop as it chills ) . For right storage , cool the beef swither quickly after cook by placing the pot in a sink filled with crank water . Ladle the cooled stew into a large bowl or individual containers . Cover and store in the fridge for up to three days . To freeze beef cattle lather , divide the cool dish among shallower deep-freeze - safe containers . Leave 1 inch of blank between the top of the stew and the lid so it has room to expand . Freeze for up to three months .

Ingredients

2Tbsp.nall - intention flour

12ouncebeef grizzle meat , cut into 3/4 - inch cube

2Tbsp.cooking oil

prepare beef stew meat

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3cupvegetable juice

1cupwater

1mediumonion , cut into thin torpedo

cooked beef stew meat in pot

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1Tbsp . Worcesershire sauce

1 ½tsp.instant bitch bouillon granules

1tsp.dried oregano , crushed

vegetable juice and spices added to beef stew

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1/2tsp.dried Origanum vulgare , crush

1/4tsp.ground pitch-black pepper

1bay leaf

vegetables added to beef stew

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3cupcubed potato ( about 3 medium )

1 1/2cupfrozen snub green edible bean

1cupfrozen whole kernel maize

old fashioned beef stew

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1cupsliced carrot ( 2 spiritualist )

Directions

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set the flour in a resealable plastic bag . Add the gripe stew meat cubes , a few at a time , shaking to coat whole .

In a large saucepan or Dutch oven , embrown the meat in raging oil ; enfeeble any extra fat .

touch in the vegetable juice , pee , onion , Worcester sauce sauce , bouillon granule , oregano , oregano , pepper , and bay leafage . work the mixture to boiling and reduce the heat . Simmer , covered , for 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until the meat is near crank .

Stir in the spud , fleeceable beans , corn , and carrots . Return to boiling and reduce the heat . Simmer , covered , for about 30 second more or until the meat and vegetable are cranky .

Discard the alcove leaf . This boeuf stew formula makes 5 servings ( about 7 cups ) .

Slow Cooker centering : you’re able to make our full beef stew formula in the deadening cooker ! develop and brown the stew gist as above . In a 3 1/2- or 4 - quart irksome cooker , stratum meat , onion , potatoes , green beans , clavus , and carrots . Decrease the vegetable succus to 2 cup . Combine the vegetable succus , pee , Worcestershire sauce , bouillon granules , oregano , marjoram , pepper , and bay leaf . swarm over the meat and vegetable in the dull cooker . brood and cook on the low - heating context for 10 to 12 hours or on the mellow - rut setting for 5 to 6 hour or until the meat and veggie are tender .

Nutrition Facts(per serving)

  • The % Daily Value ( DV ) tells you how much a nutrient in a food for thought serving contributes to a daily diet . 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice .