Beef Stew ~ Comfort Food ~ Portuguese Style Beef Stew

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat, while pork can be more economical.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: white wine

Grape juice offers a non-alcoholic option, while white wine is often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has similar health benefits, while vegetable oil is often cheaper.

paprika

🥗Healthier: smoked paprika

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Smoked paprika adds depth without the heat of cayenne.

Brown 2 packages of boneless chuck beef in a pan with oil.

Season beef with salt, freshly ground black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and a little brown rice flour.

Slice one large onion and button mushrooms.

Remove browned beef to another pan.

Cook sliced onions and mushrooms in the same pan until done.

Add garlic and cook for about 1 minute.

Simmer Portuguese sausage for 15 minutes, then slice and add to beef.

Add all meat to the onion and mushroom mixture, toss together.

Add 1 cup of red wine to deglaze the pan and cook down for a couple of minutes.

Start with 6 cups of beef stock, bring to a boil, then simmer on low for a couple of hours.

Add baby carrots and sliced celery first, then add small red potatoes after 30 minutes.

Let simmer until all vegetables are cooked.

Thicken the stew using a cornstarch slurry (cornstarch mixed with water).

Adjust thickness to desired consistency.

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