Best Ever One Pot Beef Stew

Best Ever One Pot Beef Stew

This Best Ever One Pot Beef Stew is an easy, classic beef stew recipe that cooks to perfection on the stove top and in the oven. It's the best comfort food! 

I found this on the web & it was really yummy.  I didn't have any red wine on hand so I used some pear juice that I did have & it worked fine. I also put it into a crockpot for 6-7 hours instead of the oven.  Served with cornbread & honey butter. YUM!  Dad loved it!!! 

 Prep Time 20 minutes

 Cook Time 4 hours

 Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes

 Servings 8 servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 pounds stewing beef

salt and pepper (to taste)

2 tablespoons all purpose flour

1 teaspoon dried thyme

2 teaspoons smoked paprika

1 large onion, diced

3 cloves garlic, pressed

1 Bay leaf

3 medium carrots, chopped

2 stalks celery, chopped

1/2 cup red wine

2 dashes Worcestershire Sauce

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1/2 cup tomato sauce

3 cups low sodium beef stock

5 medium white potatoes, quartered

1 cup frozen green beans (optional)

fresh parsley for garnish

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

Place a large Dutch Oven pot over medium-high heat and warm the olive oil in it.

Season the beef with salt and pepper and add to the hot pot, just so the beef covers the bottom of the pot (Don't overcrowd as this will prevent the browning process. Brown the beef in batches if necessary.).

Brown the beef pieces on each side just until they're beautifully caramelized, sprinkling the flour over the beef as it browns, about 1 teaspoon at a time.

Remove the beef from the pot to a plate after it has browned (don't worry about cooking it through at this point!) and add the thyme, smoked paprika, onions, garlic, bay leaf, carrots and celery to the pot. 

Stir the vegetables around to catch all the drippings left in the pot from the meat and add the beef back into the pot after the onions are almost translucent.