Classic Beef Stew
Equipment
Ingrediënten
- 1½ lbs. beef stew meat cubed
- ¼ cup flour
- 1-2 T. oil
- 5 carrots peeled and thickly sliced
- 4 potatoes peeled and chunked
- 1 onion chunked
- 2 cups beef or vegetable broth
- 1 cup water
- 2 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. pepper
- 2 large bay leaves
- ½ tsp. thyme
- ¼ cup flour optional
- ¼ cup water optional
Instructies
- Dredge the meat cubes in the flour.
- In a heavy pot or cast-iron Dutch oven, heat the oil and then add the flour-coated meat cubes and brown on all sides.
- Add the carrots, potatoes, onion, broth, 1 cup water, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and thyme.
- Cover with a tight-fitting lid and bake in the oven at 300° for 3-4 hours.
- Optional: If you like your stew thicker, mix together ¼ cup of flour with ¼ cup water and stir it into the stew before cooking.
- Before serving, remove the bay leaves and discard.
- Taste and adjust seasonings as desired.
- (You may need more salt.
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