Let’s make classic beef stew. You’ll cut your boneless beef into pieces. Add olive oil to the pan. Season well with salt and pepper and brown until it looks like this. And then remove into a separate bowl. Make sure to leave all the drippings and the tidbits in the pan. You’ll definitely want to keep that for use. Now you’re going to add your diced onions, your diced garlic to the pan. Add two tablespoons of balsamic vinegar and 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of tomato paste. Then you’re going to add 1/4 cup of flour and add the beef back to the pan. Add two cups of dry red wine, 2 cups of beef broth, a bay leaf of sugar, 1 and 1/2 teasp of thyme, 2 cups of water, four large carrots peeled and cut diagonally, six potatoes peeled and cubed. Mix that together. Add the lid and bring to a boil. Reduce and simmer until it becomes this thickness and consistency and the root vegetables are tender.

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