This is pure comfort food that is perfect for a chilly winter day. One bowl of this Classic Beef Stew will fill you up and warm your heart. Tender beef is cooked with mushrooms, potatoes and carrots in a red wine gravy. It’s the kind of meal that is perfect for simmering away on the stove while you go about your business. The scent wafting around in your kitchen will have you craving stew immensely by the time it’s ready for serving! I love to make this recipe for a Sunday night dinner. And then we usually have some good lunch leftovers for Monday and Tuesday. This recipe qualifies as a family favorite in my house, which means I make it quite often. That makes everyone happy!
How to make Classic Beef Stew:
Mushrooms, onion and garlic are sautéed first. Flour-dusted beef stew meat is browned next. At this point, the pan will have collected some great flavors, so you’ll add a cup of red wine to the pan, scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan and simmer the wine with fresh thyme, beef broth and a bay leaf. Finally, you’ll add the beef, mushrooms and onion back to the pot and let it all simmer on low for one hour. This is good time for that beef to become nice and tender. After an hour of cooking, it’ll be time to add in potato and carrots. Then you’ll give it another hour of cooking until the vegetables are nice and tender and the gravy has thickened. One small addition of salt and pepper, and then it’s ready to serve.
Note: I’ve served this stew to a lot of people- both family and guests. It always gets rave reviews. My mother gives this Classic Beef Stew recipe a big thumbs-up. Why is that important to know? Well, my Mom happens to call herself quite the stew expert. She especially likes it the next day when the flavor has time to seep into the vegetables. I do too.
Here are a few more favorite beef recipes you might like to try:
Bulgogi Beef Lettuce Wraps Lightened-Up Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff Stir Fried Beef and Broccoli with Orange-Sesame Sauce Best Ever Beef Tips Cranberry Roast Beef Beef Fajitas with Mango Salsa Hot and Spicy Roast Beef Sandwiches Slow Cooker Korean Beef
