Thick and Chunky Beef Stew
Thick and Chunky Beef Stew

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, thick and chunky beef stew. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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This Beef stew recipe is thick and chunky, and packed with amazing flavors. Beef stew is a comforting and hearty recipe that is easy to make. Do You Like Stew Thick or Thin?

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have thick and chunky beef stew using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Thick and Chunky Beef Stew:
  1. Get 1 lb lean cut of beef, cut into tiny cubes (I use already cut stir fry meat. It saves time)
  2. Get 5 large potatoes, cut in bite sized cubes
  3. Make ready 1 cup chopped baby carrots
  4. Get 5 cup beef or veggie broth
  5. Make ready 1 cup flour
  6. Take 1/4 cup Tony Chachere's Creole Brown Gravy Mix (or a dry packet of brown gravy mix)
  7. Take 1 tbsp worchestershire sauce
  8. Get 1 tsp onion powder
  9. Get 1 tbsp minced garlic
  10. Get 1/2 tsp paprika
  11. Get 1/2 tsp bay leaves
  12. Get 1/2 tsp basil
  13. Get 2 tbsp oil
  14. Make ready 1 1/2 tbsp butter
  15. Get 1 tsp salt or salt alternative

Mom's stew was kind of thin with a strong potato flavor but OH my GOODNESS it was so good. And now that I'm thinking of it - I may just try to make mom's beef stew later this week. Add beef and all other ingredients to slow cooker, along with juices from pot. This slow cooker beef stew is made with Belgium beer and served over buttery egg noodles or mashed potatoes!

Instructions to make Thick and Chunky Beef Stew:
  1. Put flour in a large bowl, then roll the beef cubes in the flour until fully coated.
  2. Heat oil in a pan or deep skillet. Once oil is hot, place flour-coated beef in pan. Turn beef frequently until it starts lightly browning. (flour will start looking "gooey". That's fine, so don't worry)
  3. Transfer lightly browned beef to a pot. Add potatoes, carrots, garlic, butter and broth. Stir.
  4. Add worchestershire sauce, gravy mix, basil, bay leaves, paprika, onion powder and salt. Stir again.
  5. Heat on high until boiling, then cover and reduce to simmer for 30 minutes.
  6. Let cool slightly to help it thicken, then serve! Enjoy! (can be served with biscuits or cornbread on the side.)
  7. ~VARIATIONS~ . You can add different items, such as: mushrooms, peas, onion, corn . Potato flakes can be used to thicken further, if desired. . Butter can be omitted, but helps lend to the richness.

The key to making a beef stew that has thick, brown gravy is the roux. A roux (french for brown butter) is a technique of blending fat and flour to thicken a sauce—in this Season the stew beef with salt and pepper and spices to taste. Add the onion, chopped, and then saute it in the pan until it is very brown. And I actually DO like that gravy a little thicker. I'm no beef stew expert, but my one big tip for your Instant Pot beef stew?

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