Dining and Cooking
THE BEST BEEF STEW
In American Recipes

THE BEST BEEF STEW



Here is my recipe for beef stew! Ingredients • 2–3 lbs beef, cubed • 5 carrots, chopped • 5 pieces celery, chopped • 1 yellow onion, chopped • 12 garlic cloves, chopped • 2 lbs mini yellow potatoes, halved • 1/4 cup olive oil • 1 stick butter • 10 cups beef broth • 3 tablespoons Gravy Master • 1/2 cup pepperoncini pepper juice • 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary • 1/4 cup cornstarch Seasoning for the beef • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper • 1 teaspoon seasoning salt Instructions Season the beef with garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, and seasoning salt. Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Add the beef and brown on all sides. Remove the beef from the pan and set aside. Add the butter, then add the carrots, celery, onion, and garlic (do not add the potatoes yet). Cook until the butter is melted and the vegetables begin to soften and lightly brown. Return the beef to the pan and pour in the beef broth. Bring to a gentle simmer, cover, and cook on low for 45 minutes. Add the potatoes, rosemary, Gravy Master, and pepperoncini juice. Cover and continue cooking on low for another 30 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch with a few ladles of broth until smooth. Stir the mixture back into the stew and cook for an additional 10 minutes, until thickened. I like to add dumplings to my beef stew but that is optional! To make the dumplings I mix 2 cups biscuit mix and 1 cup of milk. Spoon the mix on top of the stew and cook for an additional 5 minutes, turning the dumplings half way. Enjoy!

39 Comments

  4. @LolitaWithaGun

    I do all of that including the dumpling, except i put tomato paste in the stew instesd of the juice from the pepperoncinis. And sometimes if im in a pinch and dont have stewing meet, ill use ground beef. I need to get myself one if those pots

  9. @Bubbasmum

    Dumplings made with suet ( I use a vegetarian version) in stew are traditional in the UK. Eaten stew with them my whole life.

  14. @adeallan14

    Those dumplings are called either doughballs or doughboys in Scotland, depending on location. I loved when my granny made this. So yummy 😋

  16. @Its-Just-Me-Ang

    Pepper•chew•nee = pepperoncini ❤
    I’ve wondered how to properly pronounce that for years! I’ve always said “pepper•on•see•nee” 😊

  24. @cyndyayers7238

    My mom taught me how to make her homemade beef stew, and I still make it her way. So similar to your recipe, but without the juice of the peppers. But, Always, Bisquik dumplings!!!!

  32. @nicolem-s9k

    Is there a way you can thicken it ? It seems more like a soup. A true stew doesnt look like a broth. You can basically put it on a plate without it going everywhere

  39. @rpavlich

    @karissastevens no flour coating on the beef pieces before browning? I was taught that it helps keep the meat from toughening and drying out during simmering