How To Make The Best Homemade BEEF STEW: Easy Hearty Tender Beef Stew Recipe

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.

Remove fat from the cubes of beef stew meat, leaving fat on one cube for flavor.

Dice one rib stalk of celery, one carrot, half an onion, and three potatoes into small pieces.

In a large pot over high heat, add 2-3 tablespoons of oil and brown the beef cubes until dark brown, ensuring not to burn them.

Add 1 cup of beef broth to 4 cups of water in a bowl.

Add 4 tablespoons of flour to the broth-water mixture and stir to create a slurry until smooth.

Turn off the heat under the pot and add half a cup of ketchup, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, half a teaspoon of thyme, and 1 bay leaf to the pot.

Deglaze the pot by scraping the bottom with a spoon to incorporate the seasoning into the liquid.

Allow the stew to simmer on low heat for 1 hour with the lid on to tenderize the beef.

After 1 hour, add the diced potatoes and all the vegetables to the pot and stir.

Cover the pot again and continue cooking for another 45 minutes to 1 hour until the potatoes are tender and the broth thickens.

Add half a cup of frozen peas last to avoid them becoming soggy, and remove the bay leaf before serving.

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