Beef Stew Recipe

One of the things I love making in the winter is beef stew. Whenever I get a chance, this is a recipe I put together. There are a few basic ingredients that make up a stew. Check out what I put in my recipe.

Ingredients For Beef Stew Recipe

1 pound stew meat

1 can of diced tomatoes

1 onion chopped

2 cloves of garlic

1/2 cup of flour

2 cups of peas

1 cup of carrots

2 cups green beans

2 cups diced potatoes

3 beef bullion cubes

1 tablespoon oregano

2 tablespoons McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning

1 bay leaf

How to Make Beef Stew

First you need to cut your stew meat into bite sized pieces. Coat with the flour and steak seasoning. 

Saute' onion and garlic in olive oil until translucent. Then add the flour coated stew meat to brown. Once the meat has browned, but still a bit pink inside, cover with water. Stir the mixture until blended. 

Add all the vegetables and spices to the pot. Cover the vegetables with water completely. Bring to a boil and then reduce to medium heat for about 1 or 2. Depending on how thick you like your stew, you can either cook it longer, or add in more flour. 

If you plan to add flour, mix the flour up with water and remove any clumps that form. Pour into the soup pot and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat back to a medium low until soup is as thick as you would like. 

Should you like to make this recipe in a crock pot it will not get as thick. In fact, it will probably be pretty runny.