Soups and stews are the best to warm you up on a wintery night.  This beef stew recipe is simple, easy, and made under an hour!

Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 40 mins | Serves: 4

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 lbs of stew meat beef cubes or beef tenderloin cut into 1” cubes
• 1/3 cup of celery, chopped
• 1/3 cup of carrot, chopped
• 1/3 cup of yellow onion, diced
• 1 quart of beef broth
• 2 tbsp of cold water
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 tbsp thyme
• 1/2 tbsp oregano
• salt
• black pepper

PREP THE GOODS:

1. Pat dry the stew meat and season with salt & pepper
2. Chop & dice the necessary ingredients

COOK THE GOODS:

• Heat up a medium size pan with the olive oil over high heat
• Once the pan is heated up, add the stew meat.  Cook the meat for 3-4 mins until all sides are browned (2 min on the first side, a min for each side after)
• As the meat is cooking, add beef broth, thyme, oregano, and bay leaves into a medium size pot and heat it up
• Once the meat is browned, add meat into the broth
• In the same pan you used to brown the beef, add the butter, carrot, celery, and onion, and cook for 5 min over high heat.  Salt & pepper to taste and stir occasionally to cook vegetable evenly
• Add the softened vegetable into the pot with the broth and beef
• In a small bowl, add the flour with 2 tbsp of cold water, mix the flour with the water to create a roux, and add into the broth.  The roux will thicken the stew.

Let the stew cook for 25-30 min on low heat

Categories: Beef, Cook Book

Tags: beef stew, easy recipes, winter meals