Hearty Beef Stew

Course: Beef, Main Dish, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy beef stew, slow cooker beef stew recipe

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 5 15

Servings:

Calories: 461kcal

Author: Malinda Linnebur

This Hearty Beef Stew is a classic beef stew recipe. It's full of fall-apart tender beef in a hearty gravy. Featuring chuck roast, tons of vegetables, and a tomato-based sauce, it's just as comforting as it is delicious! and Oven and slow cooker instructions included.

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Ingredients

2 pounds (916g) chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2" chunks
1 medium onion, roughly chopped
2 stalks celery, cut into large chunks
6 carrots, peeled and cut into large chunks
2 pounds (933g) potatoes, cut into large chunks
2 cups (475ml) tomato juice
2 tablespoons quick cooking (minute) tapioca
1 tablespoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

OVEN METHOD:

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (121 degrees C).
Place meat in bottom of a large pot that has a tight fitting lid. Layer vegetables over meat.
In a medium bowl combine remaining ingredients and pour over meat and vegetables. Cover with lid. Bake for 5 hours and most importantly DO NOT PEEK!! Not even once!!

SLOW COOKER METHOD:

Place meat and vegetables in a 6 quart slow cooker.
In a medium bowl combine the remaining ingredients and pour over meat and vegetables. Cover and cook on LOW for 8-10 hours.

Notes

This recipe will freeze well for up to 3 months. Thaw and reheat as needed.
Quick cooking or Minute tapioca can be found in the baking aisle next to the pudding.
Some additions I like to make to the stew are:
1. Brown the meat and deglaze the pan with a little red wine. This will really add a lot of beef flavor to the sauce. It will also make the sauce a richer color.
2. 4 cloves garlic, minced
3. 1 bay leaf
4. 1 teaspoon dried thyme
5. A dash of soy sauce
If you don't have tomato juice a great substitution is 1 (15oz) can tomato sauce and 2 cups beef broth. I do this almost everytime because I don't have tomato juice on hand.
Can also substitute potatoes with sweet potatoes.

What to serve with Hearty Beef Stew:

Bread. I love toasting up thick slices of bread with a little butter and garlic. Or make some fresh bread crumbs in your food processor and add them to a skillet with melted butter and some chopped garlic. Cook until lightly browned and fragrant. Sprinkle over your beef stew, YUM!!!
A simple side salad.

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