Best Juenos Poor Mans Beef Stew Recipes

POOR MAN'S STEW

Steps:

• Prepare the vegetables, peel and slice the carrots, potatoes and any other vegetables you choose.
• Chop the onion and add to a large pan with a tablespoon of olive oil. Under a medium heat, allow the onions to soften, then add the garlic and ground meat. Stir until evenly browned.
• Add the remaining ingredients except for the liquid cornstarch and broth. Combine everything in a pan and allow to simmer with the lid on for 5 minutes.
• Add the broth and Cornstarch. Stir well then return the lid and allow to simmer for 35 minutes.
• *After this time, if you want more gravy in the pan, just add a little hot water until it's to your liking. Bring everything back to the boil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve with some slices of buttered bread and enjoy!

SLOW COOKER POOR MAN'S STEW

Steps:

• Heat a medium sized skillet over medium heat. Add the beef to the skillet, using a spatula to turn the meat and break it apart as it cooks. Transfer the cooked meat to the slow cooker.
• Dice the carrots, onion, and potatoes. Mince the garlic.
• Add all the recipe ingredients (except peas, if using) to your slow cooker and use a large spoon to mix everything together. Cover and cook on low heat for 4-5 hours or high heat for 2-3 hours. If using frozen peas, add them in the last 30-45 minutes so that they cook through but aren't mushy. Test to make sure the vegetables are cooked through and tender, then season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.
• Set your Instant Pot to Sauté mode. Add the beef and cook for about 5 minutes, breaking it apart and turning with a spatula as it cooks.
• Dice the carrots, onion, and potatoes. Mince the garlic.
• Add all the recipe ingredients (except peas, if using) to your Instant Pot. Cover and turn to High Pressure for 15 minutes. Allow for a Natural Pressure Release (do nothing and allow the pressure to naturally dissipate) for at least 10 minutes, then turn the steam release valve. Carefully open the Instant Pot.
• If using frozen peas, stir them into the stew now. Set the Instant Pot back to Saute mode and cook together, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.
• Place your dutch oven on the stovestop and turn the heat on the burner to medium. Add the ground beef. Cook for about 5-6 minutes, using a spatula to turn the meat and break the pieces apart as it cooks.
• Dice the carrots, onion, and potatoes. Mince the garlic.
• Add all the recipe ingredients (except peas, if using) to your dutch oven. Stir together. Bring to boil, then lower the heat, cover, and simmer for about 45 minutes, opening and stirring occasionally.
• If using frozen peas, stir them into the stew the last 10-15 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

POOR MAN'S STEW

Steps:

• 1. Brown hamburger in a dutch oven, drain off fat, add tomato soup and 1 can of water, add potatoes and carrots. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer until carrots are fork tender.
• 2. If you dice the vegetables smaller it will cook faster - in case everyone is really hungry.

POOR MAN'S STEW

Steps:

• Boil water in a large pot.
• Add carrots and potatoes and boil 10-15 minutes until tender.
• Drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, brown meat in a large skillet.
• Drain well.
• Add 3/4 or full can of corn (depending on preferance) to meat.
• In a small pot combine soup and corn juice (use less for thicker stew).
• Heat over med-low until warm.
• Add potato and carrots to meat.
• Pour soup over top and stir gently.
• Heat if neccesary.

POOR MANS SKILLET BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef drain and, add 1/2 to 1 cup water(depending on how much sauce you want).
• add the carrots and let simmer on med./high heat until cooked halfway through. (can also add the potatoes at this point- quartered and quartered again.).
• add the large onion cut into quarters and simmer on med./high heat for a little while longer.
• when onions and veggies become tender you add your boullion and let melt down thoroughly, mixing well with the meat and veggies, and add your salt and pepper to suit your taste. Throw over some rice or noodles. (feeds 2 comfortably) Can also add cabbage, peas (whatever you like)and double all the ingredients except for the beef and make a nice hearty soup (or try this if you need to use it up for another night :) ).

POOR MAN STEW

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 Brown beef and onions, drain excess grease and layer on the bottom of a heavy duty dutch oven (with lid)
• 2. Spread undiluted tomato soup over top beef and onion
• 3. layer peeled, cut carrots over top of tomato soup
• 4. Add bite sized cut, peeled, potatoes over top of carrots
• 5. Mix milk with mushroom soup and pour over potatoes Season with fresh ground pepper Cover and bake until vegetable are tender