Beef Stew

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 lbs boneless beef chuck
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 teaspoons herbs, of your choice
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 3 cups beef broth
• 5 large carrots, peeled
• 3 large potatoes, peeled
• 3 garlic cloves, smashed

Recipe

• 1 cut 3 lbs. boneless beef for stew into 1½" chunks and season liberally with salt, pepper, and any other herbs.
• 2 dredge beef in all-purpose flour, shake off excess, then brown on all sides in about 2 t. olive oil in a large pot.
• 3 add to the pot 1 cup chopped onions, and sprinkle 1-2 teaspoons of dried herbs (your choice), and pour in 3 cups beef broth.
• 4 bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a soft simmer and let cook until meat is tender. about an hour.
• 5 add 5 large carrots peeled and cut into 1" slices, 3 large potatoes peeled and cut into 1" chunks, and 3-4 cloves of garlic, smashed.
• 6 you may want to add a bit more beef broth if it has reduced down a lot. season to taste with salt and pepper (about 1/2 teaspoons each).
• 7 cook with the beef until the carrots and potatoes are soft, about 30 minutes.