Angel’s Old Fashioned Beef Stew

Description

Beef chuck stewed with potatoes, carrots, celery, onions and beef broth for a homey favorite. The aroma that permeates throughout the house while the stew is simmering doesn’t do it justice..delicious.

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 pounds beef chuck, cubed
  • 12 small boiling onions
  • 6 large potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 6 carrots, sliced
  • 3 stalks celery, sliced
  • 3 (10.5 ounce) cans beef broth
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon cold water

Instructions

  1. In a large pot heat oil over medium high heat. In a resealable plastic bag mix together the flour
  2. garlic powder
  3. salt and pepper. Add a small handful of meat at a time and shake until well coated; brown in hot oil
  4. about 1 minute per side. Remove the browned meat and continue until all the meat is browned.
  5. Lower heat to medium and add onions. Brown onions on both sides
  6. about 3 minutes per side
  7. then remove from pot and set aside. Drain excess fat from pot.
  8. To pot add potatoes
  9. carrots
  10. celery
  11. reserved onions
  12. browned meat and broth. Stir all together and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low
  13. cover and simmer for 2 hours
  14. stirring occasionally.
  15. For a thicker broth: 1/2 hour before stew is done
  16. combine 3 tablespoons flour and water in a small bowl and mix well
  17. then slowly stir mixture into stew.

Prep Time: 1 hr

Cook Time: 2 hrs

Total Time: 3 hrs

Servings: 12

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