Name: Hearty Beef Stew
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 195 min
Total time: 215 min
Ingredients: 3 pounds beef stew meat ((preferably chuck)); 2 tablespoons tallow ((or oil of choice)); 2 medium onions ((yellow), halved and sliced into ¼” semi-circles); 3/4 pound carrots ((about 2 large), roughly chopped into 1/2”-3/4” rounds); 8 stalks celery (roughly chopped into 1/2”-3/4” pieces); 3/4 pound parsnip ((about 2 large), roughly chopped into 1/2”-3/4” pieces); 8 cloves garlic (chopped); 2 cups beef broth; 2 cups red wine ((dry)); 3 ounces tomato paste ((1/2 can)); 1 bay leaf; 2 tablespoons rosemary ((freshly chopped)); 1 1/2 tablespoons thyme ((freshly chopped)); salt to taste

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Hearty Beef Stew is perfect for cold weather, when you’re craving something rich, warm and comforting. Remember that stew is a casual dish, so you don’t need to spend time making sure all your vegetable pieces are the right size or shape. Just give them a rough chop and get them into the pot. It will still taste great at the end! If you use grass-fed beef, it will brown more easily and will be leaner, so reduce the heat somewhat and you may need a bit more cooking fat for this step.

Hearty Beef Stew

Nutrivore Score: 406

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 3 15

Total Time 3 35

Servings

Calories 446kcal

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Ingredients

3 pounds beef stew meat (preferably chuck)
2 tablespoons tallow (or oil of choice)
2 medium onions (yellow), halved and sliced into ¼” semi-circles
3/4 pound carrots (about 2 large), roughly chopped into 1/2”-3/4” rounds
8 stalks celery roughly chopped into 1/2”-3/4” pieces
3/4 pound parsnip (about 2 large), roughly chopped into 1/2”-3/4” pieces
8 cloves garlic chopped
2 cups beef broth
2 cups red wine (dry)
3 ounces tomato paste (1/2 can)
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons rosemary (freshly chopped)
1 1/2 tablespoons thyme (freshly chopped)
salt to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300F.
Heat 2 tablespoons of tallow over medium-high heat in a large oven-safe pot. Add half of the beef to the hot oil and stir frequently until browned. Remove from pot. Brown the other half of the beef. Remove it from the pot too.
Add vegetables and garlic to the pot. Add an additional 1 tablespoon oil if needed (this will depend on how fatty your beef is).
Stir relatively frequently and cook until vegetables are starting to get soft, about 10 minutes.
Add the meat back to the pot. Add the rosemary, bay leaf and thyme to the pot. Add broth, wine, and tomato paste.
Cook for 3 hours (or more).
For a thicker stew, you can scoop out some of the vegetables and broth and puree with an immersion blender.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Hearty Beef Stew

Amount per Serving

Calories

446

% Daily Value*

Fat

Saturated Fat

Polyunsaturated Fat

Monounsaturated Fat

Cholesterol

124

Sodium

439

Potassium

1628

Carbohydrates

Fiber

Sugar

Protein

Vitamin A

12696

254

Vitamin C

Calcium

175

Iron

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.