This conventional hearty Beef and Tomato Stew is loaded with tender beef, melt-in-your-mouth potatoes, veggies and up to date herbs! Wonderful cozy recipe for a chilly weekend at dwelling and will merely be made in your Immediate Pot, sluggish cooker and even correct on the vary!
Oh how I LOVE this hearty conventional beef stew! Packed filled with latest veggies like carrots, peas, onion and celery along with fork-tender beef and fall-apart-in-your-mouth potatoes, this dish is actually sure to be a staple recipe in your home. This stew is additional tomato based than typical beef stew recipes, nonetheless we love tomatoes over proper right here and that’s how I grew up consuming it 
Why You’ll Love this Recipe
- SO cozy and comforting on a chilly winter day.
- Can merely be made on the vary, in your Immediate Pot or crock pot.
- Rich and delicious gravy with fork-tender beef, potatoes and veggies.
- Leftovers are even greater the next day!
Elements You’ll Need
- Cubed beef – I used chuck roast on account of it’ll get additional tender the longer it cooks, nonetheless be completely happy to utilize any sort of beef that cooks properly in stew like braising steak or beef stew meat. You merely should be sure that to cut the meat into even objects so that each factor cooks evenly
- Olive oil – wished to sear the cubed beef for browning to primarily get that delicious style!
- Potatoes – russet, pink or Yukon gold potatoes will all work for this recipe
- Greens – I used a mixture of chopped onion, carrots, latest or frozen peas (or inexperienced beans), and celery
- Beef stock – I favor the flavour of beef stock on this stew (and I always use low sodium stock), nonetheless you may also use beef broth and even vegetable or hen broth
- Tomatoes – you might have considered trying every a can of stewed tomatoes and a can of tomato paste, which thickens the sauce. You possibly can moreover use cooked tomatoes and even hearth roasted tomatoes for additional style
- Worcestershire sauce – supplies delicious depth of style!
- Current herbs – I used latest thyme and rosemary, nonetheless you could use dried herbs as properly
- Seasonings – a mixture of garlic powder, kosher salt, pepper and a bay leaf
How one can Make Beef Stew
This hearty beef stew can merely be made in your crock pot, Immediate Pot or correct on the vary! See beneath for the fully totally different variations.
CROCK POTS
Even when making this stew inside the crock pot, I nonetheless want to sear the meat to primarily get that delicious depth of style! In a giant skillet over medium-high heat, drizzle olive oil and heat until the oil is scorching and glistening. Add the cubed beef and sear meat on all sides, about 5 minutes. As quickly because the meat is browned, add it to the bowl of your crock pot, along with the rest of parts, cowl and put together dinner on low for 7 to eight hours. Alternatively, you could fully skip the browning step and easily add the raw beef to the crock pot. It’s going to nonetheless put together dinner until deliciously tender, nonetheless browning merely supplies additional style personally, so I extraordinarily recommend it.
INSTANT POTS
To easily make this stew correct in your Immediate Pot, drizzle olive oil inside the bowl of your Immediate Pot and activate the sauté carry out. Wait until the oil is nice and heated, then add the cubed beef, browning on all sides. Add within the the rest of your parts, seal the Immediate Pot and select the meat/stew setting, and set the timer for 35 minutes. As quickly as cooking is full, let the Immediate Pot sit for about 12 minutes, then launch the steam by placing the valve to the venting place. Serve and experience!
STOVE TOP
It is also doable to make this stew correct in your vary prime! Drizzle olive oil in a giant dutch oven or pot on medium-high heat, until oil is scorching and glistening. Add cubed beef and sear meat on all sides until browned, about 5 minutes. Subsequent add within the the rest of the parts and convey each factor to a boil. Cowl and simmer for about 2 to a few hours, until meat and veggies are tender. Serve and experience!
How one can Serve Beef Stew
This beef and tomato stew is so hearty and feeling all by itself, nonetheless to make this additional of a whole meal there are a selection of strategies to serve this up!
- Bread or crackers – this could possibly be delicious with some crusty bread or crackers for dipping
- Salad – soup and salad merely go so wonderful collectively! My spinach salad, kale and quinoa salad or fall salad would all type good with this stew
- Mashed cauliflower – rising up my family always served beef stew over mashed potatoes, nonetheless serving over my mashed cauliflower tastes merely as delicious, supplies a creamy part and sneaks in a single different veggie!
- Pasta – add in some macaroni noodles for a additional filling meal that even your children will benefit from
How one can Thicken Beef Stew
This beef and tomato stew will naturally thicken due to these starchy potatoes, nonetheless listed below are only a few totally different strategies you presumably can merely thicken up the sauce when you occur to favor a thicker beef stew.
- Sprinkle about 2 or 3 tablespoons of flour over prime of the meat after it has browned, mixing until all the flour has dissolved, then add within the the rest of the parts.
- Mix collectively 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of water until you’ve got a slurry, then mix it into the simmering scorching stew a few minutes sooner than serving.
Prepping and Storage
To Retailer: Let the stew cool totally then retailer leftovers in a sealed, airtight container inside the fridge for as a lot as 5 days. When capable of serve, each reheat the stew on the vary prime on low heat (watching rigorously so it doesn’t burn) or re-heat inside the microwave, stirring every 60 seconds until heated through.
To Freeze: We wish to freeze this stew! As soon as extra, let the stew cool totally then swap to a sealed, airtight container or freezer bag and retailer inside the freezer for as a lot as 3 months. Let the stew thaw totally inside the fridge sooner than reheating.
Additional Cozy Soup Recipes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Put together dinner Time: 3 hours
- Complete Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
Elements
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 lbs cubed beef (I used chuck roast)
- 1 (15 oz) can stewed tomatoes
- 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 big carrots, sliced
- 3 ribs celery, chopped
- 1 cup latest or frozen peas
- 1 lb little one potatoes, sliced in half
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon latest thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried)
- 2 teaspoons latest rosemary (or 1/2 teaspoon dried)
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
To make in your Vary Excessive:
- Drizzle olive oil in a giant dutch oven or pot on medium extreme heat until oil is scorching and glistening. Add cubed beef and sear meat on all sides, about 5 minutes.
- Add within the the rest of the parts and convey to a boil. Cowl and simmer for about 2 to a few hours, until meat and veggies are tender. Serve and experience!
To make in your Immediate Pot:
- Drizzle olive oil inside the bowl of your quick pot and activate the sauté carry out. Wait until it’s good and heated then add meat, browning on all sides.
- Add the rest of your parts, seal the second pot and select the meat/stew setting (about 35 minutes).
- As quickly as cooking is full, let the second pot sit for about 12 minutes then launch the steam by placing the valve to the venting place. Serve and experience!
To make in your Crock Pot:
- Drizzle olive oil in a giant skillet on medium extreme heat until oil is scorching and glistening. Add cubed beef and sear meat on all sides, about 5 minutes. (You possibly can moreover skip the browning step and easily add the raw meat to your crock pot, nonetheless browning the meat supplies additional depth of style!)
- As quickly because the meat is browned, add it to your crock pot along with the rest of parts, cowl and put together dinner on low for 7 to eight hours. Serve and experience!
Food plan Info:
- Serving Dimension: 1/eighth of recipe
- Vitality: 329
- Sugars: 9.7 g
- Sodium: 765.6 mg
- Fats: 13.2 g
- Saturated Fats: 5 g
- Carbohydrates: 24.2 g
- Fibers: 5 g
- Proteins: 27.6 g
* Please discover that every one vitamin knowledge are merely estimates. Values will vary amongst producers, so we encourage you to calculate these by your self for a lot of appropriate outcomes.
