Grandma's BEST Beef Stew Recipe | The Ultimate Comfort Food

beef

🥗Healthier: lean cuts of beef

💰Cheaper: pork

Pork is often less expensive and can be a leaner option.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: white potatoes

Sweet potatoes are more nutritious.

Cut beef chuck roast into small chunks, removing some fat.

Pat the beef dry with a towel.

Season the beef with salt, pepper, and various other seasonings.

Heat a little oil in a pot to brown the beef.

Remove some oil from the pot after browning the beef, leaving a little to sauté the vegetables.

Add three sweet onions to the pot.

Add five carrots and six celery stalks to the pot.

Season the vegetables with salt, pepper, and garlic.

Cut two medium-sized potatoes and add them to the pot.

Sprinkle two tablespoons of flour over the mixture and add water.

Add about one cup of red wine to the beef before putting it back in the pot with the vegetables.

Add poultry seasoning, basil, rosemary, thyme, sage, and brown sugar to the pot.

Simmer the beef stew for about 2 hours.

After 2 hours, taste the stew and adjust seasoning as needed, adding about a third of a cup of Worcestershire sauce.

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