Beef Stew With Root Vegetables - Pioneer Woman

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 lbs beef stew meat, i used 1 1/2 #
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 12 ounces beer, i used heineken
• 4 cups beef broth, more as needed, i used less
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 -3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar, i used 1/2 t
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 2 carrots, peeled, roughly sliced
• 2 parsnips, peeled, roughly sliced
• 1 small turnip, peeled roughly sliced, i did not use
• 3 medium baking potatoes, peeled, quartered
• 4 -8 ounces mushrooms, fresh, i used baby portobellos
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, i used wondra (optional)
• minced fresh parsley, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 trim any excess fat off the beef and cut into 2" cubes.
• 2 heat the oil and butter in a pan. i use a dutch oven.
• 3 season beef with salt & pepper. add beef to hot pan and brown the beef.
• 4 remove the beef from the pan, (i moved the beef to the outsides of the pan) throw in the garlic and onions and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
• 5 pour in the beer, 1/2 of beef broth, (i started with 1/2 the beef broth and added more when necessary, i only used 2 cups total)
• 6 add worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, sugar, paprika.
• 7 return the beef to the pan, cover and simmer on a low heat until the meat is very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. *this may take longer depending on how large your beef chunks are.
• 8 if the liquid level gets too low, add more broth as needed.
• 9 about 30-45 minutes before the beef is tender, add the carrots, potatoes, parsnips and turnips and continue to simmer until the vegetables are tender and the liquid is reduced, about 30 minutes.
• 10 if the stew is still too liquidy, remove a cup of cooking liquid from the pan and stir in the flour / wondra. add the flour mixture back into the pan and stir. simmer for 10 minutes until the stew is thick. the meat should be very tender; if it's tough, let it continue to cook.
• 11 to finish, add the parsley and stir through the stew.