Best Great Beef Stew Recipes

Great-grandma Ellen's Skånsk kalops (Swedish beef stew) Recipe - (3.5/5) image

Provided by á-39535

Number Of Ingredients 7

1.5 #'s of stew beef
2 carrots
1 onion
2-4 potatoes
water, flour, whole allspice, bay leaves and salt
You can substitute ground allspice for the whole berry
12 whole berries = about 1 t ground.

Steps:

Cut beef into stew size pieces. Chop onion and carrots. The carrots should be chopped pretty thick. Fry beef and onion in a pot with some butter/oil until beef has gotten lightly browned. Pour a thin layer of flour over the beef and onion, stir. Pour in water so that it just covers the beef . Season with about 1.5-2 teaspoons of salt, 10-15 whole allspice and 5-7 bay leaves then add the carrots. Let simmer under lid for at least 1,5 hours. I prefer to let it simmer about 2-3 hours. Taste stew a few times while it simmers to check if additional seasoning is needed, or extra water needs to be added. Peel and boil potatoes. Add boiled potatoes just before serving.

Great Beef Stew! image

Provided by Tammy Hicks

Time 1h50m

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 lb beef stew meat or venison, cubed and fat removed
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
1 bag(s) baby carrots
6-8 medium potatoes peeled and cubed
2 celery stalks, chopped
8 c water
4 pkg pioneer brown gravy mix
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

1. Boil meat, onions and celery in water for 10 minutes. Add carrots, potatoes, salt and pepper. Simmer for 60-90 minutes. Remove 2 cups of broth and whisk in gravy mix then re-add to soup making sure there are no lumps. Let stand for 15 minutes and serve with cornbread.