Dutch Oven Beef Stew for a Deep Pot

Dutch Oven Beef Stew for a Deep Pot is filed under Beef and built around lbs beef, flour, and pepper. Plan on 8 people.

Count on 30 minutes of prep, 2 hours of cooking, about 2 hours from the first measurement to the plate.

Ingredients Method

What goes in the bowl

• 2 lbs beef
• 3 tablespoons flour
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ½ cup dry white wine
• 1 ½ tablespoons garlic minced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme or fresh if you prefer
• ½ cup celery leaves
• ½ cup parsley coarsely chopped
• 2 turnips diced
• 2 carrots diced
• 1 cup onion diced
• 2 red potatoes cubed
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon dried currants optional
• fist sized hunk soda bread optional, to thicken

How the cooking goes

1. Dry beef cubes on paper towels and then place in a medium mixing bowl. it helps to cut the own meat for stew so that the pieces are uniform and cook evenly.
2. Blend flour, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon of freshly ground pepper in a small mixing bowl. Sprinkle half the mixture over the beef, and toss to coat. Sprinkle the remaining over the meat, toss to coat evenly.
3. Warm a large Dutch oven or saucepan over a moderate flame until it is searing hot. Working in batches, melt 1 tablespoon of butter and add about 1/3 of the flour-coated beef. Brown the meat on at least 3 sides.
4. Once you have browned all the meat, sauté the onions and the garlic until the onions are translucent and begin to brown. Pour in the wine. Stir and scrape the bottom of the pot with a flat, wooden spoon making sure to get up any browned bits! Let the wine boil for about two minutes, stirring constantly.
5. Return the meat to the pot, stir in parsley, celery leaves, bay leaves, and thyme. Stir in 5 cups of water or enough to cover all meat. Add carrots and potatoes, turnips, onion, paprika, pepper, and a pinch of salt. Cover and simmer until meat and vegetables are tender and potatoes are beginning to fall apart, about 1 hour and 30 minutes, stirring now and then.
6. Remove bay leaves, add your soda bread or potato flakes, and continue to cook for an additional 10 minutes.

After it comes off the heat

Cool the pot before it goes into the refrigerator. It reheats gently on the stove the next day.

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